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View of the Ohio River

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Description: Elevated view of steamboat on the Ohio River. Wooded hillsides surround the river.
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The "Hilton"

Date: 1910
Description: The "Hilton," a boat owned by the John Schroeder Lumber Company; captained by Harry Brower.
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Sternwheel Excursion of J.S.

Date: 1901
Description: The sternwheel excursion, J.S., near Trempealeau, taken between 1901 and 1910.
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"Pere Marquette 18"

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Description: The screw rail ferry, "Pere Marquette 18." Man and boy watch from wooden pier in foreground.
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Steamboat in Difficulty

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Description: Elevated view of people along a bridge watching a steamboat in difficulty.
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Sexton's Eddy

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Description: Sexton's Eddy, up the river and opposite. There is a steamboat in the distance.
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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.
Drawing

Mills in Appleton, Wisconsin-15,000 Lbs. Daily

Date: 1870
Description: Sketch of the Fox River, a train, the mill, a warehouse, and a steamboat.
Photograph

Angle Worm Station

Date: 1910
Description: View from water of the Angle Worm Station at the foot of Carroll Street on Lake Monona.
Photograph

Whaleback Steamer "Christopher Columbus"

Date: 1912
Description: Large crowd of passengers on the whaleback excursion steamer "Christopher Columbus".
Map or Atlas

Railroad Map of Lake Superior Region

Date: 1858
Description: Map of the Lake Superior region showing the railroad and steamboat connections.
Photograph

Steamboat on the Ohio River

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Description: A large steamboat on the Ohio River steaming past countryside of rolling wooded hills.
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The "Prairie Bird"

Date: 1864
Description: Union gunboat "Prairie Bird," a small rear-wheel steamship.
Photograph

Union Gunboat

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Description: View from a distance of a Union side-wheel gunship.
Postcard

Steamboat on the Water

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Description: Photographic postcard of a steamboat and several other ships on serene water. There is a shoreline in the far background.
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Steamboat Tied at Dock

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Description: View from shoreline of unidentified steamboat tied up to a dock on the lake.
Photograph

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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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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View from Near East Water Street Bridge

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Description: View of a steamboat down the river from near East Water Street Bridge.

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