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Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His brother on the Building of a New Boat
Date: unknown
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to his brother on the building of a new boat. He lamented that William's business had been dull. Moore described the progress of building a new boat, and that the rain and wind had been interfering. Despite that, the engines had been built and they hoped to put up the chimneys soon. He concluded that it may take about 3 weeks. He noted that he should be able to get a crew cheaply as crews are nearly starving.

Title: Julia Belle Swain
Date: 1998
Description: 1949 - 1998. 50 Years. In honor of the Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary of Ralph and Kathleen Du Pae their children and grandchildren request the pleasure of your company at a reception on Sunday the 16th of August, Nineteen hundred and ninety-eight from five in the afternoon to nine at night a-board teh steamboat Julia Belle Swain at Riverside Park La Crosse, Wisconsin. Informal Dress. No Gifts

Title: Portland
Date: 1993
Description: John Shipley's wife in pilot house of the PORTLAND.

Title: Portland
Date: 1993
Description: Woman in pilot house of "Portland"

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: Portland
Date: 1993
Description: Steel bridge over Willamette River.

Title: Portland
Date: 1993
Description: Ocean vessels in town for Rose festival

Title: Portland
Date: 1993
Description: On board "Portland", looking past tug "Cascades"). Vessels at distance:paddle wheelers "Portland Rose" (larger) and ("Columbia" largr (both diesel_

Title: Portland
Date: 1993
Description: Signal flags for opening day of "Portland"

Title: Portland
Date: 1993
Description: "Portland" steam exhaust in smoke stack. See whistle!

Title: Portland
Date: 1993
Description: The Portland was built in 1947 as a harbor tug. She is aprox 220 feet long, and her paddle wheel is 25 plus feet in diameter. She has 7 rudders. In 1980 the Port of Portland who owner her, retired her. They planned to restore her to daily passenger excursions, but gave up due to lack of funding. She was given to the Oregon Maritime Museum a few years ago, and the with massive volunteer help have

Title: Portland
Date: 1993
Description: Electronic caliope on "Portland". Player not known

Title: Portland
Date: 1993
Description: John Shipley's wife, and Darrell Dasper, in pilot house of the PORTLAND.

Title: President Exterior
Date: 1988
Description: Photograph of the starboard side of the President steamboat as it sails the Mississippi River., p11-3-3-57-4

Title: The Wakerobin at Covington, Kentucky
Date: 1985
Description: The steamboat Wakerobin docked at Covington, KY, October 12, 1985.

Title: Delta Queen
Date: 1981-08-03
Description: Photograph of driftwood along the Mississippi River. "Driftwood 'Floating Islands' in Mississippi after heavy rains 8-3-81, caused some flooding."

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: 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

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