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Grounded Steamboat

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View towards shoreline of a steamboat grounded near a wooden dock. An upside-down canoe or rowboat is propped on the dock. The far shoreline is in the background.

Date Created:
1884

Publication Information

Date Created 1884

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 11 x 8 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Stanley C. Hanks Madison, Wisconsin, history photograph collection, circa 1850s-1985
Call Number PH 6095, Box 9 #774

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013HQL
Legacy ID
WHi 120619

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