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| Description: | Caption reads: "Excursion Boats, Foot of Jackson Street, St. Paul, Minn." People are standing along the wharf, and crowds of people are on the boats. The b... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "High Rock from Romance Cliff. Dells of the Wisconsin River." On reverse: "High Rock from Romance Cliff.–This is the imposing 'Lower J... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Illustration of the McDougall Passenger Whaleback out on the water. Text at bottom right of card reads: "West Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 04 1893 |
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| Description: | Launching Captain Abe McDougall's passenger whaleback boat,"Christopher Columbus", from the American Steel Barge Company dock. Text at bottom right of card... |
| Date: | 04 1893 |
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| Description: | Captain Abe McDougall's whaleback boat, docked at the American Steel Barge Company. Text at bottom right of card reads: "West Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Whaleback steamer under construction in the American Steel Barge Company shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin. Text at bottom of card reads: "McDougall Passenge... |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Text at bottom reads: "McDougal [sic] Whaleback. [manufactured at] West Superior, Wis." The steamer is under construction in the American Steel Barge Compa... |
| Date: | 09 19 1892 |
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| Description: | Captain Alexander McDougall's whaleback passenger steamer "Christopher Columbus" under construction in the shipyard of the American Steel Barge Company in ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Steamer Rounding Devil's Elbow, Dells of the Wisconsin River." On reverse: "This right angle bend in the river is known as the Devil'... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Text on the front reads: "Up the River from the Mouth of Cold Water Cañon, Wisconsin Dells." Two children are on a rock shelf on the lower right, gazing at... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Steamer 'Winnebago' at Dells Boat Co. Landing, The Dells, Kilbourn, Wis." The steamboat "Winnebago," with passengers, at the Dells Bo... |
| Date: | 04 13 1905 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "East Shore, Wolf River, Winneconne, Wis." Pilings in the Wolf River, boathouses, dwellings and trees are along the shore. A steamboat... |
| Date: | 04 01 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Steamer 'Le Fevre' Coming Through Bridge, Winneconne, Wis." A steamer passes through the "lost through truss swing bridge" over the W... |
| Date: | 06 17 1908 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Goodrich Line Str. 'Carolina'." "Carolina of Duluth" is painted on the prow of the steamer. Passengers are lined up along the railing... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards the Steamer "Wisconsin" docked at the pier of the University boat landing on Lake Mendota. |
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| Description: | View of a double-deck excursion boat filled with a crowd of tourists. A few men are standing on the sidewalk to the side. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View of Fountain City from the Mississippi River. There is a steamer at the dock on the far shoreline. Hills in the background are reflected in the water. |
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| Description: | View across water towards the front of the Saint Joseph. The stages are suspended by the bows. Many of the passengers are posing along the front rai... |
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| Description: | View across water towards the front left side of the Steamboat Annie Laurie. There is a man inside the pilot house, and the roof bell has what appea... |
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| Description: | View towards the front right of the Quincy, with passengers posing and waving along the decks. There is an oval insert at bottom right with a view t... |
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