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Title: A. M. SCOTT - Kansas City Missouri Navigation Co.
Description: K. C. Missouri River Navigation Co. Str. A. M. SCOTT with barge. Photograph.

Title: River Clutter
Date: 1952-10-23
Description: A slight idea of the millions of piling that clutter the Missouri River (Mile 198.0). Below: Booneville, Mo. Kansas City District, enroute to St. Louis.

Title: William Reybein
Date: 1952-08-19
Description: William Reybein on the Missouri River (Mile 562.5).

Title: Report of Mr. Curtis to the City Council of St. Joseph
Date: 1853-08-30
Description: Report to the city that includes a survey and map of their city and the Missouri River. Discusses revetment and river engineering to save their town from the encroaching River.

Title: Dredging at Levee Break
Date: 1952-08-20
Description: Dredging site at Levee Break Fill at (Kansas Bend) (Mile 562.5).

Title: June 11, 1819 Letter
Date: 1819-06-11
Description: This letter describes Clark's efforts to outfit the Atkinson Expedition to the Yellowstone River. The letter also discusses the City of Saint Louis, where Lt. Clark was staying at the time.

Title: P-064 Yellowstone Expedition Letters
Date: 1819-06-11
Description: provisions of the expedition. Both letters are written by Lieut. Clark, to his father, Col. Isaac Clark in Castleton, Vermont. Isaac Clark, Sr. (1742-1822) had a military career that spanned some fifty years. He fought in the Revolutionary War, participating in the Battle of Bennington (1777) and the recapture of Fort Ticonderoga (1778). During the War of 1812 he led Vermont troops in patrolling the

Title: Travels in the Interior of America, in the Years 1809, 1810, and 1811
Date: 1817
Description: Including A Description of Upper Louisiana, Together With the States of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee, With the Illinois and Western Territories, And Containing Remarks And Observations Useful to Persons Emigrating to Those Countries

Title: February 16, 1821 Letter
Date: 1821-02-16
Description: This letter describes Clark's efforts to outfit the Atkinson Expedition to the Yellowstone River. Letters also discuss the area of Belle Fontaine and the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, where Lt. Clark was staying at the time. Written from Belle Fontaine, Missouri and postmarked Saint Louis, Missouri.

Title: Narrow Bridge Sign
Date: 1962-02-25
Description: Image depicts a dangerous turn onto a narrow bridge typifying outmoded highways Missouri was seeking to replace by implementing 5 five cent gasoline tax. This picture was taken on U.S. Highway 40 just before the highway crosses the Missouri River.

Title: Letter From Captain Enos B. Moore to Home 1854
Date: 1854-08-18
Description: A letter sent home from Enos B. Moore where he inquired as to why two previous letters had been unanswered, recognizing that he possibly did not receive their response. Talks about seeing Milton and Sam on the steamboat Ironton on the Missouri River. He tells of leaving the next day for New Orleans and describes a Yellow Fever outbreak there, and that due to low waters, the boat will stay in Louisiana longer. He is looking to get a response from the addressee and offers a little money if they need any. Asks for Ellen to write with any news from Long Woods and states he will be back in three weeks.

Title: P-086 Frank Fiske Missouri River Photograph Album
Date: 1918-06
Description: Dakota on June 16, 1918 and arrived in St. Louis on July 2. The album contains 100 silver gelatin photographs that capture largely undocumented aspects of life along one of America's great western rivers. Each image provides viewers the intimate feeling of standing on the deck of the Scarab, alongside Fiske, as he makes his journey. The album includes views of the Scarab and the passing boats, Missouri

Title: P-084: Captain Enos B. Moore Diaries and Correspondence
Date: 1853
Description: This collection of letters and diaries of Captain Enos B. Moore preserves a turbulent time in US and river history, the years leading up to and through the Civil War. Moore piloted steamboats on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers for 45 years, between 1844-1889. The letters date from 1853 to 1865. The four diaries contain daily entries for years 1859, 1860, 1861, and 1865. Subjects include river

Title: P-097 Captain Robert Sousley Correspondence Collection
Date: 1859

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