Photograph
The "St. Paul" Steamer
| The "St. Paul" was built in 1883 in St. Louis, Missouri for the St. Louis & St. Paul Packet Co., and ran under the Diamond Jo flag. The Eagle Yard in Dubuque, Iowa rebuilt the "St. Paul" in 1892. Streckfus Line acquired her in 1911. In 1917, Streckfus Lines built her into an excursion boat running from from St. Louis, Missouri to Dubuque, Iowa and St. Paul, Minnesota. Passengers are crowding all levels of the three-decked sternwheeler. |
| Image ID: | 95899 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1916 |
| Creator Name: | Feiker, Frank |
| City: | Cassville |
| County: | Grant |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Frank W. Feiker photographs, 1910-1950 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (F4)466 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7 x 5 inches |
| Outdoor photography |
| Flags |
| Signs and symbols |
| Steamboats |
| Mississippi River |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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