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27/06/2012 1:32 am
Happy Birthday to THE WATERWAYS JOURNAL, published weekly at St. Louis since 1887 and known as "The Riverman's Bible". Loaded with news, photos, advertising and history, the publication has long been the lifeline of the river industry.
The June 25th edition of the WJ is the special anniversary issue, containing 132 pages.
It is truly an honor and a privilege to be a small part of the WJ as editor of the Old Boat Column. A whistle salute to ALL, past and present, who have published the magazine for the past 125 years -- and here's to many more!
Visit the WJ online by clicking on The Waterways Journal - Your Inland River Guide & Inland River Record Source!.
Images:
Longtime WJ publisher Capt. Donald T. Wright and model of Str. Mary Morton - 1962
Waterways Journal Poster by artist George Searle (1831-1925)
WJ rolltop desk in Midship Museum aboard Str. Becky Thatcher - 1970
27/06/2012 2:46 pm
Amazing what the WJ has survived. So, where is the rolltop desk and model now?
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27/06/2012 3:14 pm
The answer to those questions lies within the Old Boat Column in this week's issue of the WJ!
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27/06/2012 3:18 pm
Coming SOON to a mailbox near You!
The answer to those questions lies within the Old Boat Column in this week's issue of the WJ.
However, for those who are not subscribers: The rolltop desk is taken apart and the pieces stored in a freight car at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation. The model of the MARY MORTON was donated to the Missouri Historical Society decades ago. It, along with many other fine steamboat models and artifacts, resposes in the MHS storage facility.
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27/06/2012 3:22 pm
Coming SOON to a Mailbox near You!
The answer to those good questions lies within the Old Boat Column of this week's special 125th anniversary edition of the WJ.
However, for those who are not WJ subscribers: The rolltop desk is now dismantled and the parts stored in a freight car at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation. The model of the steamboat MARY MORTON was donated to the Missouri Historical Society decades ago. It, along with many other fine steamboat models and artifacts, reposes in the storage facility of the MHS.
27/06/2012 8:27 pm
In storage
The dismantled rolltop desk is best viewed when the temp is 105 or more, because you have to crawl around through a very full car and the sweat will lubricate your squeezing between items. Reposes = hidden away for eternity
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27/06/2012 10:34 pm
Viva La Waterways Journal!
UPS just rang the door bell and delivered the special anniversary issue of the WJ. WOW! It weighs nearly two pounds! It's a real walk down memory lane, containing LOTS of old photos and reprints of columns from days gone by, including several from Jimmy Swift and Alan Bates. Kudos to John Shoulberg and the gang at the WJ office in St. Louis for a stellar publication. Copies of this issue (including professionally bound ones) are available by contacting the WJ office.
Cheers! And long may the WJ keep rolling and reporting on the river!
01/07/2012 3:30 am
What rolltop desks are for
Not dismantled and stashed away somewhere. Like steamboats, rolling, not reposing.