River boats
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Steamboats and River History Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1560
Scope and Contents
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1802-1986
Streckfus Steamers, Inc. President and Admiral Blueprints
Collection
Identifier: A3203
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of architectural and structural plans signed by F.E. Peltz for two excursion riverboats, President and Admiral. The plans are blueprints and some bluelines dated from July 1932 to April 1938. The folders are arranged alphabetically by boat name.
Drawings for the Admiral are blueprints dated mostly from December 1936 to June 1937 and one drawing dated April...
Dates:
1932-1938