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16/10/2009 1:30 am
As I was looking through some big portfolios of posters and large photos, this 8 x10 fell out. There is no notation on it and I have no clue. A batch of chocolate chip cookies to the person who identifies this boat.
16/10/2009 11:25 am
Judy: Your unidentified cabin photo is that of the Str. GOLDEN EAGLE, formerly the WM. GARIG and built here at Jeffersonville by Howard's in 1904.
No need for reward, but if you should bake a batch of cookies today, perhaps you could take them down to Keokuk to share them with our river friends at the Midwest Riverboat Buffs meeting this weekend. Or, perhaps Capt. Bob Reynolds will be coming through Lock and Dam 15 -- and we know he's an excellent "repository" for cookies!
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16/10/2009 12:40 pm
That didn't take long...
I'll save them for the next intrepid Howard Museum River Ramblings program next summer!
17/10/2009 4:13 am
Won't they be kinda stale by then???
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David
17/10/2009 4:41 am
i notice there is no spreader bar on the stern in that shot, was this common on boats back then?
19/10/2009 5:08 pm
Phillip: As you noted, the GOLDEN EAGLE did not have a jockey bar like the BELLE. Herewith are two pictures of the "GOLDIE" that clearly show that area. Perhaps Capt. Alan Bates could elucidate as to why some sternwheelers had 'em and some didn't!
19/10/2009 5:26 pm
Yes, Alan, elucidate. I was always under the impression they were put there to have a place to hang monkey rudders, which the Belle doesn't have.
19/10/2009 6:24 pm
Shucks, I don't know. They help hold the cylinder timbers in alignment and could be used for monkey rudder support or for floodlights, as on the Belle. My best guess is some owners wanted them and others didn't. It is handy to stand on when replacing bucket planks.