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Curly
Title
Curly
Date
1918
Description
Curly at Ice Jam at Memphis, Tenn. Probably 1918.
Missouri
Title
Missouri
Date
1912
Description
Corps of Engineers Snagboat Missouri on Mo. River, 1912. Burned at Gasconade Mo. July 28, 1928. Was sunk behind dike about 2 miles below Gasconade, Dec. 1929. Winter ice breakup broke hole in dike. March 1930, channel was through hole. March 15, 1930, Dredge Kappa, hit and sank on top, Snagboat Missouri. George Kishmar.
Jim Wood
Title
Jim Wood
Date
1917
Description
The Jim Wood sagging at Dam No. 33 on the Ohio River.
Jim Wood
Title
Jim Wood
Date
1917
Description
Photograph of steamer JIM WOOD run aground at Dam 33 near Maysville, Kentucky.
Uncle Sam
Title
Uncle Sam
Description
The Uncle Sam was originally constructed as the Jacob Richtman at Sterling Island, Missouri in 1898. Her dimensions were:- 160 x 32 x 5 feet; 469 tons. She had two boilers and her engines were 14 inches with a 6-foot stroke. She was a sternwheel packet. On April 17, 1903 while the Jacob Richtman was descending the Mississippi River with two loaded barges and a log raft in town she struck a span coming through a bridge. On account of a strong stern wind and the current she had become unmanageable; the damage was slight. In 1903 she was bought by Captain T. Adams and ran in the excursion business out of Quincy, Illinois. While lying in her winter quarters fire was discovered on November 17, 1904, and she was reported as buring to the water's edge, a total loss. She was evidently rebuilt as she was later owned by the Missouri River Navigation Company and ran out of Kansas City, Missouri. On May 18, 1901, while backing away from the landing at Kansas City, Missouri, she collided with a sand dredge owned by the Builder's Sand Company of that city. At the time, this dredge was navigated by a lime cable from shore to a steam windless on the dredge boat. The force of the collision caused the Uncle Sam to sink almost immediately after she was run ashore. At the time 95 passengers and a full complement of crew were aboard. She was a total loss, estimated at $20,000.
Jim Wood
Title
Jim Wood
Date
1917
Description
Photograph of steamer JIM WOOD run aground at Dam 33 near Maysville, Kentucky.

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