William Burke

Along The St. Louis Levee Along The St. Louis Levee
Old Boat Column
Along The St. Louis Levee
February 14, 2020

Undoubtedly taken from the Eads Bridge, this week’s Old Boat Column image presents a busy scene at St. Louis in 1903. Spread Eagle In the foreground is the steamer Spread… Read More

The Str. Dubuque The Dubuque underway on the Mississippi River. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Str. Dubuque

November 5, 2019

This week, the Old Boat Column presents a recently-acquired image of the steamboat Dubuque. This large sternwheeler was originally known as the packet Pittsburgh. Built in 1879 by the Cincinnati… Read More

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