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Sternwheel Steamboat J.S.

Date: 1907
Description: The sternwheel excursion boat, J.S., at a landing at Cassville. People with umbrellas wait on shore. Inscribed Souvenir J.S. The J.S....
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Steamer J.S. Loading Excursion Party

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Description: The sternwheel excursion J.S., loading an excursion party below dock. Horse and cart in foreground. Caption reads: "Steamer J.S. Loading Excursion P...
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Man in Boat on Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: View of Alma across the Mississippi River, with a man in a rowboat in the foreground. Caption reads: "Alma, Wisconsin, from the Mississippi."
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Levee with Steamboats

Date: 1904
Description: Levee in harbor, with boats, horse-drawn carriages, and steamboats. Caption reads: "The Levee, La Crosse, Wis."
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La Crosse, Winona and Wabasha Daily Packet

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Description: Steamboat on the shoreline of the Mississippi River with passengers. Caption reads: "La Crosse, Winona and Wabasha Daily Packet."
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La Crosse Riverfront

Date: 1910
Description: Caption reads: "Riverfront from Pettibone Park, La Crosse, Wis." There are three steamboats docked on the right in the harbor. A mother and her children ar...
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Christmas Postcard of Young People in Rowboat

Date: 1895
Description: Christmas postcard of four men and one woman in a rowboat on the Mississippi River. In the background is the town of Alma at the foot of bluffs. The woman ...
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View of Alma, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view over the Mississippi River showing of the town of Alma. Bluffs are behind the town. In the foreground, two men wearing hats are ...
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Boats Along Shore of the Mississippi River

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Description: Postcard labeled in photographer's hand: "Souvinr [sic] Mississippi River, Cassville." A Frank Feiker 'Souvenir' postcard of several excusion boats on the ...
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Steamer "Ideal" Excursion

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Description: The steamer "Ideal" docked at Fountain City with passengers disembarking. Caption reads: "Steamer 'Ideal' Excursion, Fountain City, Wis."
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Group of People in Excursion Boat

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Description: View from shoreline towards a small group of people on an excursion boat in the water near the shore. Bluffs are in the background. Caption reads: "Scene n...
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Public Bath

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Description: A bathing beach on an island near a bridge, with people in the water and on the beach within an enclosed area. A canoe and rowboat are pulled up on the sho...
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Steamer Kit Carson Towing Largest Lumber Raft . . .

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Description: Hand-colored view from the shoreline towards a lumber raft. Caption reads: "Steamer Kit Carson Towing Largest Lumber Raft ever taken down the Mississippi R...
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C.B.&O. Yards, Lynxville

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Description: View down railroad tracks running along the Mississippi River past a depot. Men are walking near the depot. Caption reads: "C.B.&O. Yards, Lynxville, Wis."

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