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Title: President Exterior
Description: Photograph, taken in the evening, of the bow of the President steamboat. The Gateway Arch is visible in the background., p11-3-3-57-4

Title: Admiral Construction
Description: P11-3-1-40-8

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1937-10-29
Description: October 29, 1937. - Looking upstream from pilot house of Grafton. Graded bank and mattress weaving about station 219-00. Note curve on which Grafton entered below dike No.79.2L.

Title: Admiral Boarding/Disembarking
Description: p11-3-1-40-5

Title: Admiral in Saint Louis
Description: Photograph of the side of the Admiral steamboat while traveling away from the St. Louis riverfront. The Gateway Arch can be seen in the background.

Title: Watching the lock walls rise beside them
Date: 1972-07
Description: Watching the lock walls rise beside them, the Delta Queen's passengers are all well aware that they are experiencing the final act in a chapter of American history. How sad to think that future generations may well be deprived of this unique mode of travel and escape from our society's breakneck pace.

Title: The Delta Queen approaches Lock 26 at Alton
Date: 1972-07
Description: The Delta Queen approaches Lock 26 at Alton, downbound on her last trip before being taken out of overnight passenger service. The Queen made a stately and forlorn appearance as she eased into the locks, heightened by the melancholy mood of a still early morning haze.

Title: Golden Eagle and Admiral
Description: Steamers GOLDEN EAGLE and the ADMIRAL at the Saint Louis riverfront.

Title: River Improvement Work
Date: 1911
Description: "Tender No. 9" (rear center) and portion of tow of 27 pieces of river construction equipment enroute from Establishment Island to Liberty Island.

Title: J.S.
Description: p. 1071 - on Upper Mississippi River, believed to be '1902-1910' Davenport, Iowa. First as sternwheel 'J.S' J.S. 'first ' J.S. excursion boat built at Jeffersonville, Indiana. 1901 - size 175'x33'x5.5'. engines 18"x7' stroke, built for Captain John Streckfus Sr. Originally placed in Davenport - Clinton, Iowa daily trade, offering "moonlight excursions". In this trade she was found to be too

Title: Spread Eagle
Description: The Spread Eagle packet is shown heading downstream below the Merchants Bridge. It was owned by Capts. Henry and Buck Leyhe who once operated the Eagle Packet Company. Located near Eads Bridge since 1874.
A member of the famous Eagle fleet, the Spread Eagle was lost Jan. 18, 1918 when it hit an ice wall while at the head of a fleet of four Eagle steamboats on the Tennessee River.

Title: Government Equipment in tow of U. S. General J. H. Simpson, M
Date: 1910
Description: Miscellaneous government equipment in tow of U. S. Gen. J. H. Simpson. Morning construction outfit from Establishment Island to Crain's Island - U. S. Engineer Department

Title: Burlington
Description: Steamer BURLINGTON at a levee on the Upper Mississippi. Northern Line Packet Company

Title: Golden Eagle
Date: 1946-09-16
Description: This series was taken Sept 16 - 1946. The Eagle Packet wanted a picture as near like the one they considered their favorite to use for postal cards. So Bill & I visited the boat then went north of the Eads Bridge & took this series.

Title: Peerless, An Alabama River Packet
Description: The Peerless, Captain Tom Barry, was an Alabama River packet running from Mobile to Montgomery, Alabama. She was built as the James T. Staples in 1908 at Mobile, Alabama and her net and gross tonnage was 365. The high pressure machinery was rated as 900 horsepower. The wooden hull was 200 x 40 x 5.1 feet. She carried a crew of 41. The Staples exploded her boilers on January 9, 1913, was partially

Title: Golden Eagle and Gordon C. Greene
Date: 1946-11-07
Description: Last packet type steamboat race on the Mississippi. GOLDEN EAGLE being overtaken by the GORDON C. GREENE above Greenville. November 7, 1946.

Title: Admiral Lido Deck
Description: p11-3-1-41-20

Title: Admiral First Deck
Date: 1978-06
Description: p11-3-1-40-13

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1937-10-29
Description: October 29, 1937. - Looking downstream from pilot house of Grafton, about station 223-00. Note face of cut standing practically vertical, also water and sand running out gut about where dragline is located

Title: Golden Eagle
Date: 1947
Description: Photograph of the Steamer GOLDEN EAGLE, sunk at Grand Tower. 1947.

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