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Tom Dodsworth and Charley Jutte
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Tom Dodsworth and Charley Jutte
Description
Photo of TOM DODSWORTH and barges. Unidentified boat to the right. Levee in the foreground with R. C. 20 boat. CHARLEY JUTTE in the background, docked at the far bank.
Del Commune
Title
Del Commune
Description
Photograph of the towboat DEL COMMUNE. In the lower right corner of photograph are the words,“St. Louis MO. Engineer District Floating Plant / Tow Boat Del Commune Broadside View / MAR 28, 1938 / 3377."
GASCONADE
Title
GASCONADE
Description
Gas boat GASCONADE with U.S. Engineer Department barge.
Admiral and Towboat
Title
Admiral and Towboat
Date
1945
Description
The steamer ADMIRAL under way, passing a towboat and tow. Photograph.
DANIEL BOONE and barge
Title
DANIEL BOONE and barge
Description
Photograph of the DANIEL BOONE and barge. Missouri River.
Gale C
Title
Gale C
Description
Photograph of m/v GALE C. with tow, going under a bridge.
Tom Dodsworth
Title
Tom Dodsworth
Description
Photo of TOM DODSWORTH and barges. Bridge and forested hills in background.
Golden Eagle
Title
Golden Eagle
Date
1946-07-13
Description
Golden Eagle trip July 13 - 1946. Towboat and barge.
Admiral
Title
Admiral
Date
1945
Description
The steamer ADMIRAL under way, passing a towboat and tow. Photograph.
Golden Eagle
Title
Golden Eagle
Description
Photograph of steamer GOLDEN EAGLE and towboat with tow on a river.
Towboat and Tow
Title
Towboat and Tow
Description
Photograph of a towboat with tow under steam.
Emma Bordner
Title
Emma Bordner
Date
1982
Description
m/v EMMA BORDNER - at mile 518 UMR May 1982 taken by Kathy Flippo. EMMA BORDNER of the Mid-America Transportation Company. Barge PTC 554 in foreground.
KING
Title
KING
Description
Photograph of the KING.
Mark Twain
Title
Mark Twain
Description
Photograph of the towboat MARK TWAIN, with tow. RV Gerber photo.
Gale C
Title
Gale C
Description
Photograph of m/v GALE C. with tow, going under a bridge.
Julia Woods
Title
Julia Woods
Description
Photograph of the JULIA WOODS midstream with tow.
City of St. Louis
Title
City of St. Louis
Description
Photograph of the towboat CITY OF ST. LOUIS with coal tow.
Unidentified Towboats and Port of St. Louis barge.
Title
Unidentified Towboats and Port of St. Louis barge.
Description
Unidentified Towboats with Port of St. Louis barge. Other barges loaded with coal.
Delta Cities
Title
Delta Cities
Date
1954
Description
Photograph of the towboat DELTA CITIES along the Upper Mississippi River. Photograph taken by Richard Hammond.
P-092 Mississippi Valley Barge Lines Photograph Collection
Title
P-092 Mississippi Valley Barge Lines Photograph Collection
Date
1968
Description
Collection of 70 photographic slides taken by Jack Carey while working as a deckhand for the Mississippi Valley Barge Lines in the summer of 1968. The photographs capture river scenes, as well as Mississippi Valley Barge Lines boats, operations, and crew. Mississippi Valley Barge Lines was a privately owned common carrier founded in St. Louis in 1929. The company ran steam, and later diesel, barges and towboats on the lower Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. In its formative years, a large part of the company’s earnings came from the transportation of sugar from New Orleans to Cincinnati and St. Louis. The photographs in this collection were taken in the summer of 1968. According to a statement by W.J. Barta, President of the company, at a 1965 congressional hearing, in 1964 the company transported approximately 8,878,000 tons of freight and received gross revenues of approximately 20,500,000. He claimed they were one of the largest carriers on the U.S. inland river system. He also stated they presently operated 18 towing vessels and over 500 cargo-carrying barges. Jack Carey was a prominent attorney in southern Illinois. As a youth, he worked as a deckhand for Mississippi Valley Barge Lines and took the photographs in this collection.

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