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Title: Ouachita
Description: Steamboat OUACHITA midstream.

Title: Josephine
Description: The Josephine was built at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1873. Her dimensions were:- 178 x 31 x 4.5 feet; 301 tons. She had two boilers. Her engines were 15 incehs in diameter with a 5-foot stroke. This boat ran as a packet on the Missouri River. She once made a notable exploration trip to the upper Yellowstone, reaching Pompey's Pillar on June 3, 1875; then went up to Hell Roaring Rapids where she

Title: Wharf Access Road
Date: 1943-08-12
Description: Looking S.W. showing access road topping levee to wharf. Landcaster Corp. Work commenced June 5, 1943.

Title: Navy Floatplane 25
Date: 1927
Description: U.S. Navy floatplane 25 on river. Mississippi River flood of 1927.

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

Title: Looking North
Date: 1943-06-02
Description: Looking North from in front of Box Factory toward Post Engineer Buildings.

Title: Bluffton, Missouri
Description: Photograph of unidentified contraption opposite Bluffton, Mo.

Title: Southland
Date: 1953-09-16
Description: M/V (Southland) of the Southland Towing Co. passing dredge while enroute from Burnham Island to Chain of Rocks Canal.

Title: Golden Eagle
Description: Photograph of the boiler deck of the Steamer GOLDEN EAGLE.

Title: Classification Storage Area
Date: 1942-09-18
Description: View of classification, storage and receiving yard. Taken looking west. Work commenced 6-1-42. Talton-MacDonald Co.

Title: Celebration at Opening of Davis Island Dam
Date: 1885-10-07
Description: Crowd lined up to view opening of dam. Steamboats underway in the background, including the steamers GENEVA and ONWARD. Oct. 7, 1885. #455.

Title: Betsy Ann, Betsy Ann near a shore
Description: The Betsy Ann was built in 1899 at Dubuque, Iowa. The dimensions of her steel hull were:- 165 x 39 x 5.5 feet. Tonnage, gross and net, 295 tons. She was originally built for and ran in Natchez-Bayou Sara trade on the lower Mississippi River. About 8:30 A.M. on April 5, 1907, while enroute from Bayou Sara to Natchez, she was struck by a heavy wind near Fordoche Landing, which carried away her

Title: J. R. Wells
Date: 1917
Description: Str. J. R. WELLS 1917. At Chamois MO.

Title: View of Progress Made to Date
Date: 1952-09-13
Description: View of progress made to date. Total advance since start of dredging: 3,000 ft. Total time: 3 weeks this date. Average 1,000' per week. Total production to date for job: 658,489 cu. yds. Total dredged length of canal by both dredges: approx. 6,000'. Overall length of canal project: 9,000'. Dredge now at station 27/100. Started at station 57/100. Kansas City District, Channel Diversion Project.

Title: Dispensary
Date: 1943-05-27
Description: Dispensary, looking S. W. Built by Brockmeyer Const. Co. Work started May 6, 1943.

Title: Lift Bridge at Kansas City
Date: 1952-10-20
Description: Approaching lift bridge at Kansas City when enroute from St. Joseph, Mo. To St. Louis. Dredge (William H. Black) is passing through bridge. Kansas City District.

Title: The Mississippi River
Date: 1867-11-09
Description: The delta of the Mississippi - scene at Southwest Bar. Telegraph station at Southwest Bar. Stake Island. Scene after the hurricane of October 5.

Title: Gordon C. Greene
Date: 1935
Description: R.V. Gerber photo 1935 - The "Cape Girardeau" at Chester Ill., as taken over by Greene Line.

Title: Avalon
Date: 1953-08-06
Description: Excursion steamer (Avalon) formerly the (Idlewild) passing dredge. This is one of the few remaining boats of this type (Mile 39.1).

Title: Richmond
Description: Scene showing steamer Richmond. Picture taken in the late 1870s.

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