Dr. George Wharton James and five others pulling themselves across the Colorado Chiquito River by cable ferry, ca.1900-1903 

Two covered wagons fording the little Colorado River beside a cable ferry, 1903 

Aerial transfer bridge (ferry), Duluth, Minnesota, ca.1920 

Distant view of the Bass Ferry halfway across the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930 

Two men pulling themselves across the Alamo River on a cable strung high above, ca.1910 

Small outboard before being launched at Needles in the Colorado River, ca.1900 

Small outboard stranded on a sandbar in the Colorado River, ca.1900 

Small ferry boats moored along the Colorado River near Giers, California, 1906 

Small outboard flat boat at Bill Williams Fork in the Colorado River, ca.1900 

Looking east at the Bass Trail landing on the north side of the Colorado River from Bass Ferry, Grand Canyon, 1900-1930 

Early small steam stern wheel ferry on the Colorado River, Yuma, Arizona, ca.1898 

Repacking burros after swimming across the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930 

Looking up the Colorado River from an island near where it enters the Imperial Canal, ca.1903 

Canal full with water from the Colorado River, ca.1903 

Wood Howe truss bridge across the Alamo River below Holtville, Imperial County, California, ca.1910 

Colorado River at Bass Ferry, Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930 

Long curving jetty formed from piles on the Colorado River, New Heading, ca.1900-1950 

Man standing on shore next to a small ferry boat moored along the Colorado River in one of the Mojave canyons, California, 1900-1950 

Bass Ferry crossing the Colorado River from the north side, Mystic Springs Trail, Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930 

Two small outboards at Empire Flats landing in the Colorado River, ca.1900