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Title: Capitol - 2nd deck
Description: Stairwell of the excursion steamer CAPITOL.

Title: Remarks of the Hon. J. R. Barrett of St. Louis
Date: 1855-01-30
Description: Pamphlet on the issue of slavery in Missouri, 1855.

Title: On the Mississippi River
Description: A landscape with a dark tree in the foregoround.

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: Minutes of the Fifth Anniversary Meeting of the Union Baptist Association
Date: 1844-08
Description: Convened at Plum-Grove Church, Fayette County, Texas

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: Capitol - 2nd deck
Date: 1930-01
Description: Ballroom on the second deck of the excursion steamer CAPITOL. Jan, 1930.

Title: Minutes of the Twelfth Annual Meeting of the North Grand River United Baptist Association
Date: 1853-08
Description: Held with the Church at Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo.

Title: Minutes of the Thirty-Fourth Anniversary of the Missouri United Baptist Association
Date: 1851-08
Description: Held with the Second Baptist Church, Saint Louis, Mo.

Title: Capitol - 4th deck
Description: Three men with Old Comiskey Brand whiskey on board the lower deck of the excursion steamer CAPITOL. Unnamed officer to their right.

Title: The City of St. Louis Missouri.
Date: 1855
Description: An 1855 map of the city published by Joseph Hutchins Colton.

Title: P-011: Captain William F. and Betty Streckfus Carroll Collection
Description: The Captain William F. and Betty Carroll Collection traces the history and development of Streckfus Steamers Inc., as well as its antecedent and descendant companies through correspondence, financial documents, business documents, photographs and memorabilia. In addition, the collection boasts a sizable number of photographs, blueprints, documents and ephemera related to river vessels, including but not limited to all of the Streckfus vessels. Captain Carroll also collected information on the history of steamboating, packet and excursion businesses, and river information, history, heritage and life, mostly through clippings and transcriptions; however the collection also contains some photographs, publications, charts and correspondence relating to the above subjects. There is also information regarding river personalities, including people involved with the Streckfus family and businesses, as well as river life and river work in general. Most of the biographical information takes the form of photographs or clippings. Currently, the photographs have been digitized. A finding aid to the entire collection is available.

Title: Breweries on the River
Date: 1940
Description: A view of a river in the foreground and breweries in the background.

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: A Trip on the Atchafalaya River
Date: 1883-04-11
Description: 1. Entrance to Atchafalaya River. 2. A "Swamper's" house on the Atchafalaya. 3. A Swamper. 4. Steamer running the rapids of the Atchafalaya. 5. Red River Landing. 6. Castle on the Atchafalaya. 7. Little Whiskey Bayou. 8. A Swamper's garden (in a Canoe). 9. The ash cabin, Atchafalaya. 10. Map showing changes in the Mississippi's current.

Title: Map of the State of Missouri and Territory of Arkansas
Date: 1826
Description: 1826 map of the State of Missouri, with counties, mountains, towns and rivers included. Arkansas Territory is also mapped out similarly. Native American villages are noted to the west of Missouri.

Title: Marblehead Harbor Mass
Description: A view of boats on a body of water with a harbor in the background lined with buildings.

Title: Minutes of a Convention held October 8th, 9th and 10th, Inclusive, 1853, With Mount Gillead Church
Date: 1853-10

Title: Capitol - 2nd deck
Date: 1930-01
Description: Bandstand located in the ballroom of the excursion steamer CAPITOL. Jan, 1930.

Title: Capitol - 2nd deck
Date: 1930-01
Description: Streckfus CAPITOL ballroom Jan. 1930.

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