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La Crosse Harbor on Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: View from the top of a railroad car on railroad tracks along the Mississippi River shoreline. Ships are along the shoreline on the right, and railroad trac...
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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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Steamboats in Harbor

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Description: Harbor full of steamboats. The shoreline is bustling with people walking amidst the buildings, piers and bridges. Caption reads: "La Crosse Harbor, La Cros...
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Steamboats in La Crosse Harbor

Date: 1903
Description: Several steamboats in the harbor, with J.J. Hogan Wholesale Grocery store and other buildings along the shoreline. Caption reads: "Steamboats in La Crosse ...
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Grand Avenue Bascule Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: View along the river, with a raised bridge with a steamboat passing through. The river lined by buildings on both sides. A clocktower is in the background....
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Grand Avenue Buscule Bridge

Date: 1904
Description: Colored view of the river lined with buildings. The drawbridge is raised as a steamboat is passing through. There is a clocktower in the background. Captio...
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River Scene and S.S. Christopher Columbus

Date: 09 24 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "River Scene and S.S. Christopher Columbus, Milwaukee, Wis." The only whaleback ship ever built for passenger service is moored at the...

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