History Repeats Itself



Steamboat "J. S." Fire & Sinking, 1910
 
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Steamboat


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"Magnificent excursion Str. J.S. which burned on the evening of June 25, 1910; 1100 people were safely landed only two lives were lost. The burned hull of this boat lies in the bottom of the Mississippi River in Bad Axe bend between Genoa and Victory, Wis.&bnsp; --Everson--"
From the La Crosse Public Library Archives Picture File
Reprint of a postcard donated to the library in 1991 by Ken Jenkerson & Lyle Peacock