The Frank Gilmore was an old time Pittsburgh towboat of the pool boat type or with the pilot house set down on her boiler deck ahead of the cabin. She was built at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1883. Her dimensions were:- 135 x 24.3 x 4.3 feet. Tonnage: 243 gross; 160, net tons. She collided with the Andrew Axton on the Monongahela River above Elizabeth, Pennsylvania on November 23, 1903. A flat in
The Dave Wood was built in 1874 as the Joseph Warne at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Later when taken into the Wood fleet she was renamed the Dave Wood. Her dimensions were:- 130.8 x 22.4 x 4.0 feet. Tonnage: gross and net, 144 tons. In the 1890s she was operating as a Pittsburgh pool boat. On January 19th, 1909, she was stranded at Dam No. 4 on the Ohio River.
at Clifton, Tennessee, on the Tennessee River, she was totally destroyed by fire on February 20, 1903. The fire started near the forward main stairway from some unknown cause. She was valued at $30,000. Ascending the Mississippi River she struck a hidden obstruction on September 23, 1901, and sunk in 9 feet of water. She was raised and repaired; cost, $3,500. Damage to cargo, $4,000.
"Aircraft carpenter Henry Schroeder trims the edges of a junction rib for a glider wing." Part of special feature release showing production of military materials in civilian factories during wartime.
"A worker inspects a finished glider skeleton of metal tubing for flaws in manufacture." Part of special feature release showing production of military materials in civilian factories during wartime.
"Carpenters at work on one of the large wings which go on the invasion glider." Part of special feature release showing production of military materials in civilian factories during wartime.
Articles of incorporation and charter for the Ohio & Mississippi Railway Company published in 1876. Includes a history of the creation of the company through the incorporation of railroad and railway companies in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio from 1848 to 1872.
The twelfth volume of Gould's Blue Books, this directory contains the names of the most prominent householders and businesses in the city of St. Louis and surrounding suburbs, as well as residents from Alton, St. Charles and Carlinville for the year 1894. Residents and businesses are arranged alphabetically by name and street. In addition to the directory, it contains rosters of social clubs and
Record of masters, mates, pilots, and engineers of merchant steam, motor, and sail vessels kept by the United States Steamboat Inspection Service in 1904.
The Merchant League Club Blue Book and Directory directory contains the names and addresses of club members and club by-laws for the year 1900. Advertisements appear throughout.