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Title: Tom Dodsworth and Charley Jutte
Description: Photo of TOM DODSWORTH and barges. Unidentified boat to the right. Levee in the foreground with R. C. 20 boat. CHARLEY JUTTE in the background, docked at the far bank.

Title: Del Commune
Description: Photograph of the towboat DEL COMMUNE. In the lower right corner of photograph are the words,“St. Louis MO. Engineer District Floating Plant / Tow Boat Del Commune Broadside View / MAR 28, 1938 / 3377."

Title: Pittsburgh Harbor in 1904.
Date: 1904
Description: Boats and coal at Pittsburgh. Steamers include the Tom Dodsworth, Ed Roberts, Josh Cook, Pacific No. 2, Jim Wood, Iron Age.

Title: GASCONADE
Description: Gas boat GASCONADE with U.S. Engineer Department barge.

Title: Barge UM362
Description: Photograph of barge UM362.

Title: Admiral and Towboat
Date: 1945
Description: The steamer ADMIRAL under way, passing a towboat and tow. Photograph.

Title: Federal Barge Lines towboats
Date: 1946
Description: winter for overhauling. Normally, the screw type boats operate between St. louis and new Orleans during the winter months, but operations will be extended to Chicago this year.\" Color photo by staff photographer Jack Zehrt. November 10, 1946

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1938-01-09
Description: Jan. 9, 1938. -- Upstream view over lumber barge showing Ste. Genevieve and dragline

Title: Shore Slough
Date: 1948
Description: A Glimpse of a shore slough - where barges tie up in northern Iowa. Taken from Str. NATCHEZ 1948. E. Golterman.

Title: Approaching Jefferson City on MV Melinda B
Date: 1978.0
Description: Vertical riverscape view from a barge with a city in the distance., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

Title: Barge on river
Description: View of a steamboat towing barges on a river, under a bridge.

Title: DANIEL BOONE and barge
Description: Photograph of the DANIEL BOONE and barge. Missouri River.

Title: Gale C
Description: Photograph of m/v GALE C. with tow, going under a bridge.

Title: Tom Dodsworth
Description: Photo of TOM DODSWORTH and barges. Bridge and forested hills in background.

Title: Golden Eagle
Date: 1946-07-13
Description: Golden Eagle trip July 13 - 1946. Towboat and barge.

Title: Barge UM91
Description: Photograph of barge UM91.

Title: Tow Chains and Ratchets
Description: Tows comprised of barges were lashed together by manila ropes called \"lines\" in the early days of towboating. These, with other modern improvements, have, in part, been replaced by chains or cables with ratchet pulling jacks for tightening or reducing \"slack\". Ratchet pulling jacks were originally designed for steamboat and river work in hitching tows, fastening rafts, floats, etc. However, they have been so improved that they are now being extensively used in building construction and shipbuilding for fastening and holding in place the skeleton steel framework, derricks, masts, forms, etc. In railroad work they have proven a valuable tool for wrecking crews. In quarries and coal mines for fastening either permanent or temporary guys.

Title: Deckhands at Work
Description: Two deckhands at work. Photograph.

Title: Wooden Mat Construction
Date: 1943-10-01
Description: Looking S. W. showing start of Wooden Mat. Lancaster Corp. Work started Une 5, 1943.

Title: Admiral
Date: 1945
Description: The steamer ADMIRAL under way, passing a towboat and tow. Photograph.

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