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"Plowboy" Approaching the Mission Dock

Date: 1904
Description: View from shoreline of the steamboat "Plowboy" approaching the Mission Dock at La Pointe. The Plowboy was the first steam ferry to go to Madeline Island. T...
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"Byng I" Steamboat

Date: 1930
Description: Group of people on board the steamboat "Byng I" sometime prior to 1930.
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Colonel and Mrs. Woods Arrive

Date: 1901
Description: Colonel and Mrs. Woods (right center) arriving on Madeline Island dock for summer visit. Thomas Stahl and his dog team (at left), loading luggage into dog ...
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"Plowboy" Ferry

Date: 1889
Description: The steamboat "Plowboy" on the water.
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The "Plowboy" Ferry

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Description: View down pier crowded with people next to the steamboat "Plowboy," which is docked and filled with passengers.
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The "Plowboy" Ferry

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Description: A group of people posing standing in front of the steamboat "Plowboy." Buildings are in the background.
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The Ferry "Plowboy"

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Description: View across water towards the "Plowboy" ferrying passengers across the lake. The far shoreline is in the distance.

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