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Title: Flying kites off stern
Date: 1972-07
Description: Two Men handle a kite on a boat's stern.

Title: Last Look, Steamer Delta Queen
Date: 1972-07
Description: The Delta Queen, viewed at the stern.

Title: Golden Eagle
Date: 1942-07
Description: 7/42 Ill R. STR. GOLDEN EAGLE

Title: Beardstown, Illinois
Date: 1981-08
Description: 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

Title: Beardstown, Illinois
Date: 1981-08
Description: 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

Title: Above Hardin Bridge
Date: 1972-07
Description: A Woman looks out towards Hardin bridge.

Title: Queen returns to starting line
Date: 1972-07
Description: A group of people look at the Delta Queen from the shore at the end of the race.

Title: White Eagle
Description: Season's Greetings from Bob Roehrig. Steamer White Eagle (Illinois River, 1892) Owned by Captain Rob Roehrig, Sr. and W. K. Kavanaugh.

Title: Fred Swain
Date: 1909-08-20
Description: The Fred Swain was built at Stillwater, Minnesota in 1900. She was a sidewheeler with no texas. Her dimensions were:- 142 x 28.3 x 4.5 feet; tonnage, gross and net, 124 tons. She operated mostly on the Illinois River around Peoria. On August 20, 1909, she burned to the water's edge at Peoria, Illinois; fifty-eight persons were aboard but no lives lost.

Title: Towboat descending Peoria Lake on Illinois River
Description: Towboat descending Peoria Lake on Illinois River

Title: Idle time during shore trip
Date: 1972-07
Description: The Delta Queen seen from shore where children play on rocks.

Title: No hard feelings
Date: 1972-07
Description: The Delta Queen appears to be docked. A sign reading "Go Julia Belle Swain" in the foreground.

Title: Group picture of crew
Date: 1972-07
Description: The boat crew poses for pictures.

Title: Beardstown, Illinois
Date: 1981-08
Description: 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

Title: Refuel at Starved Rock - 15000 gal. Bunker 'C'.
Date: 1972-07
Description: Trucks carry fuel towards the Delta Queen.

Title: Moored at Starved Rock
Date: 1972-07
Description: The Delta Queen is moored at a shore in Starved Rock, Illinois.

Title: Queen starts race - Julia's engine failed to start.
Date: 1972-07
Description: In the distance, the Delta Queen passes under a bridge.

Title: Beardstown, Illinois
Date: 1981-08
Description: 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

Title: Finally secure at Kampsville
Date: 1972-07
Description: Delta Queen seen on the shore of Kampsville.

Title: Pilot Harry Loudon
Date: 1972-07
Description: Pilot Harry Loudon looks out the water while sitting in his chair.

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