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Steamboat with Crowded Decks
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View from shoreline of a large crowd of people posing on the decks of a docked steamboat. There is a row of men standing along the top of the ship. On the far shoreline is a tree-lined hill or bluff. The words "City of Berlin" are painted along the back of the steamboat. On the side is painted: "Portage City E. Green Bay Line."
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W01470H
WHi 111972
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