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P-011: Captain William F. and Betty Streckfus Carroll Collection
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P-011: Captain William F. and Betty Streckfus Carroll Collection
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The Captain William F. and Betty Carroll Collection traces the history and development of Streckfus Steamers Inc., as well as its antecedent and descendant companies through correspondence, financial documents, business documents, photographs and memorabilia. In addition, the collection boasts a sizable number of photographs, blueprints, documents and ephemera related to river vessels, including but not limited to all of the Streckfus vessels. Captain Carroll also collected information on the history of steamboating, packet and excursion businesses, and river information, history, heritage and life, mostly through clippings and transcriptions; however the collection also contains some photographs, publications, charts and correspondence relating to the above subjects. There is also information regarding river personalities, including people involved with the Streckfus family and businesses, as well as river life and river work in general. Most of the biographical information takes the form of photographs or clippings. Currently, the photographs have been digitized. A finding aid to the entire collection is available.
P-003: Ruth Ferris Collection Bills of Lading
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P-003: Ruth Ferris Collection Bills of Lading
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This series of the Ruth Ferris Collection consists of bills of lading. Bills of lading are documents that were issued by a steamboat, steamboat line, or a third party such as a commissioning agent and issued to the customer to give a receipt of proof of shipment on a steamboat.
P-005: Dorothy Heckmann Shrader Collection
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P-005: Dorothy Heckmann Shrader Collection
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This collection consists of digitized photographs relating to the Missouri River, and often specifically to the family of Dorothy Heckmann Shrader. Phtoographs are often of river steamers and crew. The Heckmanns were the last great steamboat family on the Missouri River.
Photograph of Steamer City of Monroe
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Photograph of Steamer City of Monroe
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Page 3 Carpenter-Moore Family Riverboat Scrapbook A -- City of Monroe was part of the Anchor Line and served cities between St. Louis and New Orleans from 1887 to 1905. This page is part of a scrapbook that contains hundreds of photographs of riverboats operating on the Mississippi River from the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries.
Photograph of Steamer City of Natchez
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Photograph of Steamer City of Natchez
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Page 2 Carpenter-Moore Family Riverboat Scrapbook A -- City of Natchez was part of the Anchor Line and served cities between St. Louis and New Orleans from 1885 to 1886. This page is part of a scrapbook that contains hundreds of photographs of riverboats operating on the Mississippi River from the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries.
Photograph of Steamer City of St. Louis
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Photograph of Steamer City of St. Louis
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Page 1 Carpenter-Moore Family Riverboat Scrapbook A -- City of St. Louis was part of the Anchor Line and served cities between St. Louis and New Orleans from 1883 to 1903. This page is part of a scrapbook that contains hundreds of photographs of riverboats operating on the Mississippi River from the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries.
Carpenter-Moore Family Riverboat Scrapbook A
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Carpenter-Moore Family Riverboat Scrapbook A
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This is the first of six scrapbooks acquired from the estate of Dorothy Jane Mahaffey Carpenter Moore. The scrapbook contains hundreds of photographs of riverboats operating on the Mississippi River from the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries. Many pages include captions, newspaper clippings, and information about the vessels including where they were built, cost of construction, and significant
Carpenter-Moore Family Riverboat Scrapbook A (full book)
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Carpenter-Moore Family Riverboat Scrapbook A (full book)
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This is the first of six scrapbooks acquired from the estate of Dorothy Jane Mahaffey Carpenter Moore. The scrapbook contains hundreds of photographs of riverboats operating on the Mississippi River from the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries. Many pages include captions, newspaper clippings, and information about the vessels including where they were built, cost of construction, and significant
M-441 William J. and Helen S. Dixon Collection
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M-441 William J. and Helen S. Dixon Collection
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The collection of railroad executive William J. and his wife Helen Dixon. Mr. Dixon worked for the Baltimore & Ohio and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroads during his career. He was also a notable collector of railroad documents, books and ephemera.

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