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Publication Information
| Date Created | 1899 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 13 x 8 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
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| Call Number | Album 27.30 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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The Juniata Pushing a Raft of Lumber
View from raft towards the sternwheel rafter, Juniata, pushing a raft of lumber. The crew is posing on deck. The boat was later named the Red Wing.
Steamboat "Clyde"
1870
The sidewheel steam rafter "Clyde," which was the first iron hull steamboat. Sign on side of boat reads: "Dubuque, Reads Landing & Eau Claire." Agricultural implements, plows, are lined up along th...
Sternwheel Excursion of J.S.
1901
The sternwheel excursion, J.S., near Trempealeau, taken between 1901 and 1910.
Unloading the Arkansas
1870
The sternwheel packet, Arkansas, loaded with gunny sacks of wheat taken between 1872 and 1878. Men are unloading barrels and gunny sacks on a gangplank that crosses some of the wharf barges that ar...
Red Wing at Steamboat Landing
1909
The sternwheel excursion, Red Wing, with the excursion barge, Mae, at a landing. Caption reads: "Saint Paul, Minn. Steamboat Landing."
The G.W. Hill with its Gangplank Lowered
1922
The sternwheel packet, G.W. Hill, docked with its gangplank lowered and no one on deck. Later named Island Maid. There is a bridge in the background on the right.
