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The Del Commune Helped The Engineers Transition To Diesel

Old Boat Column

The Del Commune Helped The Engineers Transition To Diesel

March 24, 2024

Dubuque Boat & Boiler Company, Dubuque, Iowa, had a history dating back to 1852 as Rouse, Dean & Company, a foundry and machine shop. A few years later the firm… Read More

The Steamer Fairplay And Capt. Vernon Byrnside The Campbell Line Str. Fairplay at Pittsburgh. (David Smith collection)

The Steamer Fairplay And Capt. Vernon Byrnside

May 8, 2023

The James Rees & Sons Company, with origins dating back to 1848, operated at what is now the foot of Stanwix Street on the left bank of the Allegheny River… Read More