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| Title | [Albatross] |
| Date Original | 1907-1937 |
| Description | Photographic postcard of the Albatross, a side wheel railroad transfer steamboat. It was built at Dubuque, Iowa in 1907 and owned by the Louisiana & Mississippi Valley Transfer Company. In 1920-1921 it was enlarged and in 1937 it was sold to Streckfus Steamers, Inc. Streckfus converted it to an excursion boat between 1938-1940 and renamed it Admiral. Caption on the postcard: "Mississippi River Scene, Rock Island, Ill. 43." |
| Location Depicted | Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois |
| Subject | Steamboats
Side wheelers
Riverboats
Albatross (Steamboat)
Louisiana and Mississippi Valley Transfer Company
Streckfus Steamers, Inc.
Mississippi River
Photographic postcards
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| Notes | Details about the steamboat were taken from "Way's Packet Directory, 1848-1983" compiled by Frederick Way Jr., and published by Ohio University, 1983, page 8. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | VM89-002088 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Davenport Chamber of Commerce Photograph Collection |
| Object Description | 1 postcard : col. ; 4 x 6 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 9600XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a photographic postcard scanned at 24-bit true color RGB 1200ppi. |
| Date Digital | 2003-03-20 |
| Publisher | Norton's Photo Cedar Rapids |
| File Name | dplVM89-002088 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume2 |
| Original Database | This record is from the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive, http://www.umvphotoarchive.org, a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizations in the Iowa-Illinois Mississippi River region. |
