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	Search results for Steamboat    Refine your search Subject Steamboats (34) Riverboats (33) Mississippi River (25) Stern Wheelers (20) Side Wheelers (16) Show more... Object Description 1 Postcard : Col ; 4 X... (13) 1 Picture : Col : 4 X ... (8) 1 Photograph : B&w ; 8... (6) 1 Postcard : B&w ; 4 X... (5) 1 Negative : B&w : 4 X... (1) Show more... Date Original ca 1920's (8) August 18, 1979 (3) 1896-1919 (3) 1906-1929 (2) ca 1940-1946 (2) Show more... Photographer Chritton, M (3) Fromader (2) Hostetler, J B (1) results 1-20 of 36 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. St. Paul, Silver Crescent & Quincy (J.S.) at Davenport, Iowa Steamboats; Riverboats; Side wheelers; Stern wheelers; St. Paul (Steamboat); Silver Crescent (Steamboat); Quincy (Steamboat); J. S. (Steamboat); St. Louis and St. Paul Packet Co.; Diamond Jo Line; Streckfus Steamers, Inc.; Blair, Walter; Mississippi River; Photographic postcards Two photographic postcards of the same image with different captions. One is labeled "St. Paul, Silver Crescent & Quincy on Levee at Davenport, Iowa." and the other is labeled "St. Paul - Silver Crescent... 2. [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... 3. [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... 4. [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... 5. 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... 6. 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... 7. [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... 8. [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.... 9. 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... 10. Steamer G.W. Hill, arriving at Davenport, Iowa Steamboats; Riverboats; Stern wheelers; G.W. Hill (Steamboat); Mississippi River; Davenport (Iowa); Photographic postcards Photographic postcard of the G.W. Hill, a stern wheel packet steamboat built in 1909 at Jeffersonville, Indiana and converted to an excursion boat in May 1912. It was later sold to the Coney Island Co.,... 11. 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.... 12. 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,... 13. Morning Star Steamboats; Riverboats; Side wheelers; Morning Star (Steamboat); Blair, Walter; Mississippi River; Davenport (Iowa); Photographic postcards Photographic postcard of the Morning Star, a side wheel, wood hull packet steamboat built at Jeffersonville, Maryland in 1901. Captain Walter Blair purchased it in April 1910 and increased the length.... 14. Helen Blair Steamboats; Riverboats; Stern wheelers; Helen Blair (Steamboat); Blair, Walter; Mississippi River; Davenport (Iowa); Photographic postcards Photographic postcard 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... 15. [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.... 16. 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... 17. 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,... 18. Grey Eagle Steamboats; Riverboats; Side wheelers; Grey Eagle (Steamboat); Glass negatives Photograph of the Grey Eagle, a side wheel packet steamboat built at Jeffersonville, Indiana in 1892. It was lost in ice at Paducah, Kentucky in 1918. 19. [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.... 20. 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... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 36 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next
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