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Title: Peerless, An Alabama River Packet
Description: The Peerless, Captain Tom Barry, was an Alabama River packet running from Mobile to Montgomery, Alabama. She was built as the James T. Staples in 1908 at Mobile, Alabama and her net and gross tonnage was 365. The high pressure machinery was rated as 900 horsepower. The wooden hull was 200 x 40 x 5.1 feet. She carried a crew of 41. The Staples exploded her boilers on January 9, 1913, was partially

Title: Portland
Date: 1993
Description: Woman in pilot house of "Portland"

Title: Golden Eagle and Gordon C. Greene
Date: 1946-11-07
Description: Last packet type steamboat race on the Mississippi. GOLDEN EAGLE being overtaken by the GORDON C. GREENE above Greenville. November 7, 1946.

Title: Belle of the Bends
Description: Liberty and she was shifted to Cairo. On September 27, 1919, the boat was sold by a U. S. Marshal to satisfy debts. She was purchased by Captain John F. Klein for a reported $1250. She was finally crossed out by the Inspectors and dismantled. The fine bell, containing $1500 in silver dollars, was bought by Captain Jeff Hicks for $650. He also bought the electric plant and shipped both to his home in

Title: ADVANCE
Description: Steamer ADVANCE, photograph.

Title: Don G. Smith and the Helena
Description: Photograph of the steamboats DON G. SMITH and the HELENA docked at a wharf with buildings in the background.

Title: Delta Queen
Description: Photograph of the steamboat DELTA QUEEN's cabin deck chairs.

Title: HENRY FRANK
Description: Great cotton boat. Photo.

Title: Ferd Herold
Description: A steel hull packet built at Dubuque, Iowa in 1894. Her dimensions were 244.6 x 34 x 7.2 feet. She had four boilers and her engines were 20 inches in diameter with an 8-foot stroke. On her maiden trip she came out in charge of Captain Browlaski. In landing at Cape Girardeau, she came in too hard and punched a hole in her head on a rock. Although this filled her forward compartment she made the

Title: BENTON
Description: Photograph of the BENTON on the Missouri River. "Washington, Mo. Steamboating on the Missouri"

Title: Julia Belle Swain
Description: Photograph of passengers on deck of excursion steamer JULIA BELLE SWAIN. Galena, Il. Trip.

Title: A. L. Wade Childress and Gen. John Newton
Description: A. L. Wade and General John Newton. Photograph.

Title: LIGHT WESTERN and DUGAN
Description: Photograph of the Str. LIGHT WESTERN (1873) and the Str. DUGAN 1874.

Title: Last Look, Steamer Delta Queen
Date: 1972-07
Description: The Delta Queen, viewed at the stern.

Title: Admiral Lido Deck
Description: p11-3-1-41-20

Title: Admiral First Deck
Date: 1978-06
Description: p11-3-1-40-13

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1937-10-29
Description: October 29, 1937. - Looking downstream from pilot house of Grafton, about station 223-00. Note face of cut standing practically vertical, also water and sand running out gut about where dragline is located

Title: Golden Eagle
Date: 1947
Description: Photograph of the Steamer GOLDEN EAGLE, sunk at Grand Tower. 1947.

Title: Admiral - R. Ann Amantea Blum
Date: 1967-08
Description: p11-3-1-41-25

Title: Golden Eagle Domestic Worker
Date: 1946-07-13
Description: Golden Eagle trip July 13 - 1946. Domestic worker on deck.

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