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Steamer Helen Blair, leaving Moline Lock, Streckfus Steamers waiting to enter
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| Title | Steamer Helen Blair, leaving Moline Lock, Streckfus Steamers waiting to enter |
| Date Original | ca. 1920's |
| Description | Picture of steamboats at the Moline Lock. On the right, shown leaving the lock is the Helen Blair, a stern wheel packet steamboat built at Harmar, Ohio in 1896 and originally named Urania. Captain Walter Blair purchased Urania in 1901, rebuilt it, and renamed it Helen Blair to honor his daughter. The Helen Blair was dismantled in June 1920 at Memphis, Tennessee. In the center of the picture are two unidentifed steamboats owned by Streckfus Steamers. Caption on the front: Steamer Helen Blair, leaving Moline Lock, Streckfus steamers waiting to enter. |
| Subject | Steamboats
Riverboats
Stern wheelers
Helen Blair (Steamboat)
Streckfus Steamers, Inc.
Moline (Ill.)
Mississippi River--Locks and Dams--Lock and Dam 15
Pictures
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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 209. See image VM89-002097b for picture on reverse side. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | VM89-002097a |
| 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 picture : 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 picture scanned at 24-bit true color RGB 1200ppi. |
| Date Digital | 2003-03-18 |
| File Name | dplVM89-002097a |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume6 |
| 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. |
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