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	Search results for Commerce > 1 Picture : Col : 4 X 6 in    Refine your search Subject Pictures (14) Steamboats (7) Riverboats (7) Mississippi River (6) Rivers (5) Show more... Date Original ca 1920's (14) results 1-14 of 14 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. [Steamer Helen Blair, at Galena, Illinois, 1913] Steamboats; Riverboats; Stern wheelers; Helen Blair (Steamboat); Blair, Walter; Galena (Ill.); Pictures Picture of 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... 2. [Steamer Keokuk] Steamboats; Riverboats; Stern wheelers; Carnival City Packet Co.; Keokuk (Steamboat); Mississippi River; Pictures Picture of the Keokuk, a stern wheel packet steamboat built at Wabasha, Minnesota in 1907 for Carnival City Packet Co. It burned at Davenport, Iowa in August, 1926. Caption on the front: Steamer Keokuk.... 3. [Northern Light, at Galena, Illinois] Steamboats; Riverboats; Side wheelers; Northern Light (Steamboat); Minnesota Packet Company; Galena (Ill.); Pictures Picture of the Northern Light, a side wheel packet steamboat built at Madison, Indiana in 1857 for the Minnesota Packet Co. She struck ice and went down April 11, 1866. Caption on the front: The Northern... 4. Steamer Minnesota, at Winona, 1869. Steamboats; Riverboats; Side wheelers; Minnesota (Steamboat); Winona (Minn.); Pictures Picture of the Minnesota, a side wheel packet steamboat built at Wheeling, West Virginia in 1866. It was rebuilt into a railroad transfer during the summer of 1881 and renamed Transfer No. 2. Caption on... 5. [Centennial] Steamboats; Riverboats; Side wheelers; Centennial (Steamboat); Pictures Picture of the Centennial, a side wheel packet steamboat rebuilt from the Tom Jasper at St. Louis, Missouri in 1876. It was dismantled in 1879, but the hull was used to carry sugar, and it sank in 1883.... 6. Steamer Helen Blair, leaving Moline Lock, Streckfus Steamers waiting to enter Steamboats; Riverboats; Stern wheelers; Helen Blair (Steamboat); Streckfus Steamers, Inc.; Moline (Ill.); Mississippi River--Locks and Dams--Lock and Dam 15; Pictures 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... 7. Steamer Minneapolis, at Rock Island, 1869. Steamboats; Riverboats; Side wheelers; Minneapolis (Steamboat); Rock Island (Ill.); Pictures Picture of the Minneapolis, a side wheel pack steamboat built at Wheeling, West Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1869 for Northern Line Packet Company. Caption on the front: Steamer Minneapolis,... 8. Wisconsin Valley from "Pikes Peak" Pikes Peak (Iowa); Mississippi River; Rivers; McGregor (Iowa); Aerial views; Pictures Picture of the Wisconsin Valley from Pikes Peak on the Mississippi River near McGregor, Iowa. 9. Mouth of the Yellow River Yellow River (Iowa); Mississippi River; Rivers; Allamakee County (Iowa); Pictures Picture of the mouth of the Yellow River where it empties into the Mississippi River in Allamakee County, Iowa. A small building is on the right, and there are animals in and near the water. 10. Scene near Lansing, Iowa Mississippi River; Rivers; Lansing (Iowa); Pictures Scene on the Mississippi River near Lansing, Iowa 11. Main entrance, Rock Island Arsenal Gates; Armories; Military facilities; Rock Island Arsenal (Ill.); Rock Island (Ill.); Pictures; Picture of the main entrance of Rock Island Arsenal on the Mississippi River at Rock Island, Illinois. The gates are open, and a man stands near the building on the left. 12. Green Tree, LeClaire, Iowa Green Tree (Le Claire, Iowa); Elms; Trees; Railroad stations; Le Claire (Iowa); Pictures Picture of the Green Tree near the Mississippi River at Le Claire, Iowa. A steamboat is visible behind the tree. On the right, a locomotive is entering the railroad station. 13. One of the Lily Beds Water lilies; Mississippi River; Rivers; Pictures Picture of one of the lily beds most likely on the Mississippi River. 14. [Fountain City, Wisconsin] Mississippi River; Rivers; Cities & towns; Fountain City (Wis.); Cityscapes; Pictures Picture of Fountain City, Wisconsin along the Mississippi River. Caption on the front: Fountain City, Wis. Bluffs 600 feet high. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-14 of 14 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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