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24/06/2009 12:44 pm
Dave Morecraft earlier asked if there were any photos showing the Str. QUEEN CITY during the brief time she carried a calliope. Here is a view of her, in a lock, taken by H.C. Putnam in August, 1930. Squint your eyes and you can see the calliope on the Texas roof at the stern.
24/06/2009 4:04 pm
Keith,
You are a calliope sleuth extraordinaire! Thank you, thank you for posting the QC photo with calliope on the roof. This is the same instrument that Dave Morecraft and Jonathan will be firing up during the Milwaukee Circus parade on July 12. He now has photos of the "America" calliope aboard both the R.J. HESLOP in 1934 and the QC in 1930. I hope to try my hand at the keyboard also the day before the parade -- when there aren't any crowds around to frighten!! Looking forward to seeing you and all our friends on July 18.