The side-wheel steamboat W. W. moves along the Mississippi River, with two tall smokestacks, several passenger decks, and American flags fore and aft. The vessel is shown underway, the kind of packet boat that carried passengers and freight between river towns in the early 20th century. La Crosse, Wisconsin, was one of those Mississippi River ports, and the card was mailed from there in April 1913.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
La Crosse, Wis. April 6th
we shall [illegible]
I guess this [illegible]
not [illegible]
that [illegible]
we are [illegible]
coming [illegible]
Visible halftone/stipple texture; worn corners; scuffs and stains in the sky; caption number 6773.
Postmarks: LA CROSSE, WIS. APR 7 1913 8:30 PM and APR 8 1913 8:30 PM. Divided-back card, blue pen message, 1¢ green Washington stamp, machine cancel. Handwritten initials/notation D. T. M. S. below the postmark. Light edge wear.
Cite this card
Steamer W.W. on the Mississippi River, 1913, postcard, c. 1913. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/steamer-w-w-on-the-mississippi-river-1913. Accessed November 2, 2026.
