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Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Mendota

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Description: Wisconsin Capital from the shores of Lake Mendota, with two steamboats crossing the lake.
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Steamboat on Lake Monona

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Description: Steamboat on Lake Monona, with the Wisconsin State Capitol and several churches in the background.
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Steamboat Landing

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph view of a steamboat landing at Whiting House.
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View of Oshkosh Harbor

Date: 1855
Description: Half plate daguerreotype, with view across water of the Oshkosh, Wisconsin harbor showing the bridge over the Fox River. Moored on the opposite shore are t...
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Three of a Kind

Date: 04 1948
Description: Three lake steamers docked in the harbor. The closest steamer is the B.H. Taylor of the Bradley Transportation Company, transporting ores. Buildings are in...
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"Christopher Columbus" Steamer

Date: 08 30 1906
Description: The excursion steamer "Christopher Columbus" passing through the Broadway Bridge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Caption on glass plate reads, "Steamer, Christoph...
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Steamboat Landing at Whiting House

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph elevated view of a steamboat landing in front of the Whiting House. Groups of people are standing on the pier, and more are on the steamboat. S...
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"Delta Queen"

Date: 2004
Description: The "Delta Queen" steamboat at dock. People are walking across the gangplank toward the shoreline.
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Lake Geneva Steamboat

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Lake Geneva with the Lake Geneva steamboat.
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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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Angle Worm Station

Date: 1910
Description: View from water of the Angle Worm Station at the foot of Carroll Street on Lake Monona.
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The Whaleback "Christopher Columbus"

Date: 09 19 1892
Description: Captain Alexander McDougall's whaleback passenger steamer "Christopher Columbus" under construction in the shipyard of the American Steel Barge Company in ...
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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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Toward the Bay from Walker's Point Bridge

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Description: View down the river toward the Bay from Walker's Point Bridge, showing several steamboats.
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Lumber Raft on the Mississippi River

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Description: Elevated view of lumber raft on the Upper Mississippi River with shoreline in the background.
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Milwaukee River Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a Milwaukee River scene showing people watching several steamboats from a bridge.
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The Steamboat "Scutanawbequon"

Date: 04 17 1866
Description: Elevated view of the steamer "Scutanawbequon" being carried by a wagon to the lake for launching. This is probably a street on the Capitol Square. Many peo...
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The Steamer Ellen Hardy

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of the steamer Ellen Hardy at dock. Text on the bottom left reads: "'Ellen Hardy' at Pr-Du-Sac. in 1870." The Ellen Hardy belo...
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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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"Thomas Mattham" Steamboat in Harbor

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Description: Steamboat "Thomas Mattham" in the Milwaukee harbor being pulled by a tugboat from the north bank near Erie Street.

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