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Title: J. K. Graves
Description: about 12 feet of water. She was raised and repaired at a cost of $2000. Later she was sold to some Cairo, Illinois parties and on June 10, 1898, while lying at the bank of the Cairo, she was swamped and sunk from heavy swells caused by a high wind. She was valued at $10,000 and was raised and repaired. On May 3, 1900, while enroute from Helena, Arkansas to Peter's Landing, Arkansas, and when near

Title: Bluff City
Description: In the struggle of the packet boats against rail competition the Anchor Line put up a bold fight. To reduce operating expenses they built the Bluff City, the only sternwheeler the Anchor Line ever built. She came out new in October 1896, built at Jeffersonville, Indiana. But fate was against her as she lasted but one year. On November 18, 1897, she caught fire at Chester, Illinois on the

Title: Government Snagboat No. 2
Date: 1889-11-02
Description: Government snag-boat removing obstructions from the channel of a western river. - Drawn by Schell and Hogan. - [See page 870.]

Title: James Lee (2nd)
Description: The James Lee (2nd) was built at Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1898. Her dimensions were 204 x 36 x 5 feet. She ran in the Memphis and Friar's Point trade; Captain John H, Darragh, commanding. She was eventually converted into an excursion boat at Memphis and renamed the DeSoto about 1917. She sunk at Memphis after the 1918 ice gorge wrecked her along with the Georgia Lee.

Title: C. A. CULBERSON
Description: Woods Brothers boat, channel work pictures

Title: J.S.
Description: p. 1071 - on Upper Mississippi River, believed to be '1902-1910' Davenport, Iowa. First as sternwheel 'J.S' J.S. 'first ' J.S. excursion boat built at Jeffersonville, Indiana. 1901 - size 175'x33'x5.5'. engines 18"x7' stroke, built for Captain John Streckfus Sr. Originally placed in Davenport - Clinton, Iowa daily trade, offering "moonlight excursions". In this trade she was found to be too

Title: Fort Gage
Description: "Fort Gage" - U. S. Engineer Corps towboat mastered by Capt. Morey Brady. The boat was sold to Capt. Robert Roehrig, who used her during the 1940's in his enterprise called 'Roehrig Marine Service' at the St. Louis levee.

Title: Golden Eagle
Description: Photograph of the GOLDEN EAGLE traveling under the Eads Bridge at St. Louis, Missouri.

Title: C. R. SUTER
Description: M. S. Snagboat "C R Suter" At foot of ways. Gasconade Boatyard

Title: Golden Eagle
Description: Photograph of the GOLDEN EAGLE at St. Louis, Missouri. Eads Bridge in background.

Title: FAIRMONT
Description: Photograph of the FAIRMONT

Title: Willow
Description: Photograph of the steamer WILLOW midstream

Title: Spread Eagle
Description: The Spread Eagle packet is shown heading downstream below the Merchants Bridge. It was owned by Capts. Henry and Buck Leyhe who once operated the Eagle Packet Company. Located near Eads Bridge since 1874.
A member of the famous Eagle fleet, the Spread Eagle was lost Jan. 18, 1918 when it hit an ice wall while at the head of a fleet of four Eagle steamboats on the Tennessee River.

Title: W. W. O'Neil
Description: 709,517 bushels or 28,331 tons. It is said that the first coal tow taken down the Ohio by steam was Daniel Bushwell in 1845 with a stern-wheel boat called the Walter Forward, carrying 3 boats of 2000 bushels each. Towboats now carry an average of 18 barges and flats containing 600,000 to 700,000 bushels or 20,000 tons. (This in 1890!) While enroute down the Ohio River in May, 1901, with 31 barges of

Title: Golden Eagle
Date: 1946-07-13
Description: Golden Eagle trip July 13 - 1946. Deck with light and chairs.

Title: Tennessee River
Description: Photograph of the Tennessee River.

Title: Burlington
Description: Steamer BURLINGTON at a levee on the Upper Mississippi. Northern Line Packet Company

Title: F. Weyerheuser
Description: The F. Weyerheuser was built at Rock Island, Illinois in 1893. Her dimensions were: 1 140 x 31 x 4.5 feet; 216 tons. Her horse power was 300. She was built as a rafter for the Weyerheuser and Denkmann fleet and operated on the Upper Mississippi River. Later she was acquired by the U. S. Government, converted into a \"light house tender\" and renamed the U. S. Dandelion. Still later, after serving

Title: FAIRMONT
Description: Photograph of the FAIRMONT.

Title: NELLIE PECK
Description: Photograph of the NELLIE PECK.

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