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Gesell Children

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Description: Studio portrait of Gesell children. Two boys, Arnold in center, pulling girl in wagon.
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Arnold Gesell with Tricycle

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Arnold Gesell with a large tricycle.
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Steamer "Fury"

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Description: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers steamer "Fury".
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Gesell Children with Christmas Tree

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of Gerhard Gesell's five children (l to r: Arnold, Bertha, Robert, Gerhard, and Wilma) posed around a Christmas tree with their gifts.
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Steamer "Saint Paul"

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Description: Steamer "Saint Paul" of the St. Louis, Dubuque, St. Paul Line.
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Alma Milling Company Fire

Date: 04 06 1899
Description: Street view showing Alma Milling Co. building on fire. Photograph was taken from Gerhard Gesell's studio balcony.
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Gesell Photographic Studio

Date: 1895
Description: Street with Gesell Photographic Studio, which is built into the side of a bluff, about 1895. His studio was on Main Street from 1877-1903. Miller and Co. L...
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Steamer "Quincy"

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Description: Steamer "Quincy" of the St. Louis, Davenport, & St. Paul Line in the Mississippi River.
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Train Entering Alma

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Description: CB&N Railroad locomotive entering town. Railroad station in center.
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Boys with Dog

Date: 1895
Description: Two small children in a rural setting with a dog harnessed to a wagon.
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Mississippi River View

Date: 1902
Description: Hand-colored Mississippi River view with steamboat and rowboat in the river.
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The "Lion" Steamboat

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Description: View of the steamboat the "Lion" on the Mississippi River, at sunset.
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Five Horsemen

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Description: Five men ride horses and kick up a cloud of dust along a country road. A small homestead is in the background.
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Fishermen at Lunch

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Description: A group of Maine commercial fishermen having lunch on a dock.
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Traffic Jam at Beef Slough

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Description: Three steamers, the "Robert Dodds," the "Stillwater," and, the "Lady Grace," transporting logs in Beef Slough.
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Steamer "L.W. Barden"

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Description: Steamer "L.W. Barden" at a landing, with ten men, possibly the boat's crew, on board.
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Mule Hitched to Cart with Driver

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Description: Mule hitched to training cart, with driver, on a town street, possibly Alma.
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Cattle Drive In Alma

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Description: Farmers driving their cattle to a stockyard near the Burlington Depot, a weekly occurrence.
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Steamer "Lily"

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Description: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers buoy tender "Lily".
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Alma from across the Mississippi River

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Description: Alma from across the Mississippi River. Steamer 'U.S. General Barnard" is at a landing.

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