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Title: Washington Terrace
Description: Photograph of the entrance to Washington Terrace in St. Louis.

Title: River Queen
Description: RIVER QUEEN sunk at Saint Louis, Missouri, Dec. 2, 1967. Formerly the CAPE GIRARDEAU and GORDON C. GREENE. Last packet boat built at Howard Shipyards (b. 1923). Looking north.

Title: Signs On Tree
Description: Photograph of tree along South 11th Street with signs attached to it. The tree is in front of Lami Pharmacy, which was at the intersection of South 11th Street and Lami Street.

Title: Delta Queen
Description: Photograph of the caliope whistles on the sun deck cabin roof of the steamboat DELTA QUEEN.

Title: Delta Queen
Description: Photograph of a life boat on the starboard side of the steamboat, DELTA QUEEN.

Title: Alton
Description: Photograph of steamboat ALTON.

Title: Demolition Site
Description: Photograph of site where house has just been demolished in the midst of an urban area. Piles of large foundation stones are visible on the site and part of the foundation is still in place. Horse-drawn carts are visible on the site.

Title: Portland
Date: 1993
Description: To be able in small way to be part of the restoration and preservation of our history and of the steamboats that made it possible for this country to become truly great is a great satisfaction. Signed: John Shipley

Title: Gordon C. Greene
Description: Photograph of the steamer GORDON C. GREENE mid-stream at St. Louis, Missouri.

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1930-01-14
Description: January 14, 1938. - From upper landing, showing sheer boom for ice.

Title: CHAS P. HANNA
Description: Photograph of the CHAS P. HANNA and OMAHA with tow. Photo Missouri River, OMAHA had a round front, went up to Ft. Benton (Asby has star also).

Title: Mat Building
Description: Workers, probably of the Army Corps of Engineers, building a wooden mat. Barge in foreground has rock, barge behind wooden mat has logs. Steamboat in the background. Photograph of John C. DeBolt, Corps of Engineers. Photo 4 of series.

Title: The Grand Republic Steamer
Description: An undated photograph of the Grand Republic steamboat measuring 17x14 in.

Title: CHESTER
Date: 1908
Description: Mo. River packet boat-first sternwheel-then screw propellers-1908

Title: QUINCY
Description: Photograph of the steamer QUINCY on Mississippi River

Title: Beardstown, Illinois
Date: 1981-08
Description: Sternwheeler Logsdon at Beardstown, IL., The enclosed pictures were taken during August 1981 on the Beardstown Illinois waterfront showing typical river scenes with the usual amount of tugs and other equipment. The B&N RR bridge in its river mode. The stern-wheel river tug is a locally built boat, original builders and name still showing = LOGSDON = built sometime in the 1930s more details could be obtained. These pictures were taken and furnished by Beardstown native W. A. Morrison.

Note: Illinois River was still near flood (bankfull) stage when these pictures were taken

Title: GEO W. PARKER
Description: Photo. GEO W. PARKER at Dubuque, Iowa.

Title: Advertisements and Illustrations from Puck
Date: 1892
Description: Advertisements and accompanying illustrations from a page in Puck. The text is in German.

Title: Das Sängerfest in St. Louis, Mo.
Date: 1872-07-13
Description: Front Page of Frank Leslie's Illustrirte Zeitung from the 13th of July, 1872, depicting a concert hall and its auditorium where a singing festival was held. The caption below the auditorium specifically mentions the reception concert. The illustrations were done by Joseph Ferdinand Keppler. The text is from "Herrn Mahlhuber's Reiseabenteuer" by Friedrich Gestäcker (Gestaecker).

Title: Ohio River, Ice Gorged at Mouth of Little Blue River.
Date: 1893-02-02
Description: #1021, Feb. 2, 1893. OHIO RIVER, Ice Gorged at Mouth of Little Blue River. 673 miles from Pittsburg.
Man standing behind part of ice flow.

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