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A riverboat float along a calm and smooth Mississippi River. The bank on the other side is visible as a tall hill with trees and other greenery. There is a small island to the left of the riverboat full of trees and a sandy beach. The riverboat has…

The Mississippi River is in view with a steamboat in the background on the right side of the photograph. The steamboat has to large steam pipes in the front of the steamboat and in front of the pilot house that sits on the roof of the second level of…

Two men are seen standing on the top of a hill that overlooks the Mississippi River. There is a tree to the left and below the men that covers the view of the river. The other side of the river is visible where there is smoke or steam rising above…

Two men are seen standing on a bluff that overlooks Catfish Creek. The Julien Dubuque Monument stands behind the men, off camera. A train bridge crosses over the creek. The Mississippi River is also in the background and a train track runs along the…

Two railroads are pictured in this photograph. The railroad on the right is on higher ground and winds around into a wooded area. There are telegraph poles along this railroad. The railroad on the left is lower and there are buildings, possibly…

A heavily wooded area is visible. Catfish Creek is in the center of the photograph, and is seen depositing into the Mississippi River. There is a train bridge that crosses over the creek, just where it meets the Mississippi River. The Illinois banks…

A hill covered in leafless trees sits on the right side of the photograph. Below the hill is two train tracks that run along the Mississippi River. In the background is a bluff that is not fully covered in trees. There are a few small islands, some…

A steamboat is on the Mississippi River, which is very smooth and calm. On the bank behind the boat, is a tall hill with trees. At the top of the hill, right above the steamboat, in a clearing, sits a set of houses or buildings. The steamboat has two…

An overturned boat in the Mississippi, presumably a riverboat/steamboat due to the paddle wheel, is sitting on the surface of the water. To the left of the overturned steamboat is another boat, with the name "Gypssy" on the stern. There are five…

There are boat in the waters of the Mississippi River. The sandy bank runs along the left side of the photograph where there are men and women standing. Many of the women have umbrellas over their heads. There is a larger, long boat in the middle of…