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	Search results for Mississippi    Refine your search Subject Mississippi River (90) Davenport (Iowa) (81) Photographic Prints (50) Construction (39) Rivers (38) Show more... Object Description 1 Photograph : B&w ; 8... (30) 1 Photograph : B&w ; 7... (26) 1 Negative : Glass, B&... (13) 1 Postcard : Col ; 4 X... (13) 1 Picture : Col : 4 X ... (10) Show more... Photographer Hostetler, J B (29) Dissette, h.e (28) Chritton, M (3) Fromader (3) Orville M Morris (1) Show more... Date Original ca 1920's (11) ca 1910 (10) ca 1912 (9) ca 1913 (5) March 30, 1934 (4) Show more... results 1-20 of 137 item(s)  page 1 of 7 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. [Logging on the Mississippi River, Davenport, Iowa] Steamboats; Riverboats; Stern wheelers; Towboats; Log rafts; Lumber industry; North Star (Towboat); Harriet (Towboat); Mississippi River; Davenport (Iowa); Photographic postcards Photographic postcard of a log raft on the Mississippi River at Davenport, Iowa. In the foreground is the Harriet, a stern wheel towboat that was originally named Park Bluff and built at Rock Island in... 2. [Mississippi River from Rock Island, Illinois] Ferries; Steamboats; Riverboats; Side wheelers; Rock Island (Ferry); Mississippi River; Cityscapes; Waterfronts; Rock Island (Ill.); Davenport (Iowa); Photographic postcards Photographic postcard with a view of the Mississippi River from Rock Island, Illinois looking north toward Davenport, Iowa showing ferry boats. In the foreground is the Rock Island, a side wheel ferry... 3. [Mississippi River scene, Davenport, Iowa] Steamboats; Riverboats; Side wheelers; Stern wheelers; Towboats; Albatross (Steamboat); Prescott (Towboat); Mary Mc (Towboat); J.W.G. (Towboat); Mississippi River; Davenport (Iowa); Photographic postcards Photographic postcard of a Mississippi River scene at Davenport Iowa. In the background is the Albatross, a side wheel railroad transfer steamboat. It was built at Dubuque, Iowa in 1907 and owned by the... 4. [Log raft on Mississippi River, Rock Island, Illinois] Steamboats; Riverboats; Stern wheelers; Towboats; Log rafts; Lumber industry; North Star (Towboat); Harriet (Towboat); Mississippi River; Rock Island (Ill.); Photographic postcards Photographic postcard of a log raft on the Mississippi River at Rock Island, Illinois. The logs are pushed by the North Star, a stern wheel "rafter" or rafting steamboat that was built in 1906 at Dubuque,... 5. [Mississippi River boats, Rock Island, Illinois] Steamboats; Riverboats; Stern wheelers; Helen Blair (Steamboat); Blair, Walter; Dubuque (Steamboat); Diamond Jo Line; Streckfus Steamers, Inc.; Mississippi River; Rock Island (Ill.); Photographic postcards Photographic postcard of four steamboats on the Mississippi River docked at Rock Island, Illinois. From the left to right, the first two steamboats are unidentified, the third is the Helen Blair, and the... 6. [Albatross] Steamboats; Side wheelers; Riverboats; Albatross (Steamboat); Louisiana and Mississippi Valley Transfer Company; Streckfus Steamers, Inc.; Mississippi River; Photographic postcards 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... 7. Davenport, Iowa from the Mississippi River Mississippi River; Davenport (Iowa); Cityscapes; Railroad cars; Boats; Waterfronts; Photographic postcards Photographic postcard of the Mississippi River at Davenport, Iowa. This is the Davenport riverfront before construction of the levee started in 1911. Main Street can be seen in the center of the photograph.... 8. Steamer St. Paul on Mississippi River Steamboats; Riverboats; Side wheelers; St. Paul (Steamboat); St. Louis and St. Paul Packet Co.; Diamond Jo Line; Streckfus Steamers, Inc.; Mississippi River; Postcards Postcard of the St. Paul, a side wheel packet and excursion steamboat. It was built at St. Louis, Missouri in 1883 and rebuilt at Dubuque, Iowa in 1903 by the St. Louis and St. Paul Packet Co. It ran for... 9. Steamer, Keokuk, on Mississippi River Steamboats; Riverboats; Stern wheelers; Carnival City Packet Co.; Keokuk (Steamboat); Mississippi River; Postcards Postcard 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: 8210. Steamer,... 10. Steamer "Dubuque" on Mississippi River. Steamboats; Riverboats; Stern wheelers; Dubuque (Steamboat); Diamond Jo Line; Streckfus Steamers, Inc.; Mississippi River; Postcards Postcard of the Dubuque, a stern wheel packet steamboat originally named Pittsburgh and built at Cincinnati, Ohio in 1879. It was rebuilt at Dubuque, Iowa in 1896 for the Diamond Jo Line and renamed Dubuque.... 11. [Mississippi River at Davenport, Iowa] Ferries; Steamboats; Riverboats; Side wheelers; Stern wheelers; Rock Island (Ferry); Davenport (Ferry); Mississippi River; Cityscapes; Waterfronts; Davenport (Iowa); Photographic postcards Photographic postcard with a view of the Mississippi River looking toward Davenport, Iowa showing ferry boats. In the center is the Rock Island, a side wheel ferry steamboat built at Clinton, Iowa in 1875.... 12. Steamer "W.W." on the Mississippi Steamboats; Riverboats; Stern wheelers; W.W. (Steamboat); Streckfus, John, Captain; Wisherd, Walter, Captain; Mississippi River; Postcards Postcard of the W.W., a stern wheel excursion steamboat built at Dubuque, Iowa in 1882 and originally named the City of Winona. Captain John Streckfus rebuilt the steamboat in the spring of 1905 and renamed... 13. Steamer "Quincy" on the Mississippi Steamboats; Riverboats; Side wheelers; Quincy (Steamboat); Diamond Jo Line; Streckfus Steamers, Inc.; Mississippi River; Postcards Postcard of the Quincy, a side wheel packet steamboat built at Dubuque, Iowa in 1896 by the Diamond Jo Line. Streckfus Steamers Line acquired it in 1911, and in 1918-1919 converted it to an excursion boat... 14. Steamer Quincy on Mississippi River Steamboats; Riverboats; Side wheelers; Quincy (Steamboat); Diamond Jo Line; Streckfus Steamers, Inc.; Mississippi River; Postcards Postcard of the Quincy, a side wheel packet steamboat built at Dubuque, Iowa in 1896 by the Diamond Jo Line. Streckfus Steamers Line acquired it in 1911, and in 1918-1919 converted it to an excursion boat... 15. Birdseye North-West from U. S. Arsenal Government Bridge (Rock Island, Ill.-Davenport, Iowa); Bridges; Mississippi River; Waterfronts; Buildings; Davenport (Iowa); Photographic prints This image looks northwest from Arsenal Island toward the Davenport, Iowa waterfront businesses.The bridge crossing the Mississippi River has two decks. There is no curvature to the spans. Five supporting... 16. View from Rock Island Arsenal of Davenport, the Arsenal Bridge, Gold-Rim Flour, Gordon-Van Tine and Sacred Heart Cathedral Government Bridge (Rock Island, Ill.-Davenport, Iowa); Bridges; Mississippi River; Panoramic photographs; Gold Rim Flour (Davenport, Iowa); Gordon-Van Tine Company (Davenport, Iowa); Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa); Acetate negatives; Davenport (Iowa) Panoramic photograph showing the Mississippi River, the Government Bridge and the Davenport Skyline. 17. Grading on levee United States. Federal Civil Works Administration; Davenport (Iowa). Levee Improvement Commission; Crescent Bridge (Rock Island, Ill.-Davenport, Iowa); Mississippi River; Levees; Construction; Davenport (Iowa); Progress photographs; Photographic prints Photograph depicting the progress of grading the levee on the Mississippi River at Davenport, Iowa. Crescent Bridge and the Mississippi River are visible near the top of the photograph. This was Project... 18. Bettendorf: drain, fill, and landscape levee United States. Federal Civil Works Administration; Public service employment; Mississippi River; Levees; Construction; Men; Dump trucks; Railroad tracks; Bettendorf (Iowa); Progress photographs; Photographic prints Photograph of men working to drain, fill, and landscape the levee on the Mississippi River at Bettendorf, Iowa. The men are unloading dirt from three dump trucks. Railroad tracks are on the left, and the... 19. Train heading north from Arsenal to Davenport on Arsenal Bridge Railroads; Railroad locomotives; Government Bridge (Rock Island, Ill.-Davenport, Iowa); Bridges; Railroad bridges; Anniversaries; Mississippi River; Rock Island Arsenal (Ill.); Davenport (Iowa); Photographic prints Photograph of a train traveling north over the Mississippi River on the Government Bridge between the Rock Island Arsenal (Illinois) and Davenport, Iowa. A passenger is leaning out of a window and waving.... 20. Barge entering Lock and Dam #15 Mississippi River--Locks and Dams--Lock and Dam 15; Locks (Hydraulic engineering); Government Bridge (Rock Island, Ill.-Davenport, Iowa); Bridges; Swing bridges; Mississippi River; Rivers; Towboats; Barges; Boats; Riverboats; Rock Island (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph of a barge entering Lock and Dam #15 on the Mississippi River at Rock Island, Illinois. 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