CHARLES ALFRED SUNDBY:

An Inventory of Mississippi River Towboat Photographs at the Minnesota Historical Society

Sound and Visual Collection

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Creator: Sundby, Charles Alfred.
Title:Life on a Mississippi River towboat.
Dates:1915-1941.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Views from the towboat of scenes on the river, including towboats, barges, steamboats, locks, bridges, Mendota Bridge construction and various weather conditions. Also includes interior views of the towboat and crew at work.
Quantity:69 photographs: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Location: I.40: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Sundby, Charles Alfred. Life on a Mississippi River Towboat. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: AV1992.39

Processing Information:

Processed by: Nancy Erickson, March 1992.

Catalog ID number: 990016645360104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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I.40.1View of St. Paul from across the river, approximately 1920. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
View of St. Paul from across the river Digital image
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I.40.2Steamboat Capitol, approximately 1920. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Steamboat Capitol Digital image
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I.40.3Mendota Bridge construction, approximately 1925. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Mendota Bridge construction Digital image
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I.40.4Mendota Bridge construction, approximately 1925. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Mendota Bridge construction Digital image
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I.40.5Lock and dam construction?, Mississippi River, approximately 1930. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Lock and dam construction?, Mississippi River Digital image
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I.40.6Ford Bridge and power plant, St. Paul, approximately 1927. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Ford Bridge and power plant, St. Paul Digital image
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I.40.7The Admiral' at St. Louis, Missouri, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
The Admiral' at St. Louis, Missouri Digital image
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I.40.8River pilot's view, on board the Mark Twain, a towboat on the Mississippi River, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
River pilot's view, on board the Mark Twain, a towboat on the Mississippi River Digital image
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I.40.9Docking area at a Mississippi River town, location unknown, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Docking area at a Mississippi River town, location unknown Digital image
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I.40.10Boat passing through an open swing bridge, Mississippi River, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Boat passing through an open swing bridge, Mississippi River Digital image
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I.40.11Inland Waterways Corporation's General Ashburn in dry dock, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Inland Waterways Corporation's General Ashburn in dry dock Digital image
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I.40.12S. S. Thorpe on Mississippi River, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
S. S. Thorpe on Mississippi River Digital image
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I.40.13Towboat crew?, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Towboat crew? Digital image
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I.40.14Barges going through locks on Mississippi River, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Barges going through locks on Mississippi River Digital image
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I.40.15Cook on a towboat, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Cook on a towboat Digital image
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I.40.16Crewman cleaning towboat, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Crewman cleaning towboat Digital image
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I.40.17Bridge on pilot house 'Mark Twain' towboat on Mississippi River, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Bridge on pilot house 'Mark Twain' towboat on Mississippi River Digital image
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I.40.18Mark Twain' towboat on the Mississippi River, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Mark Twain' towboat on the Mississippi River Digital image
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I.40.19Ice on towboat paddlewheel?, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Ice on towboat paddlewheel? Digital image
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I.40.20Snowman on the towboat Mark Twain, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Snowman on the towboat Mark Twain Digital image
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I.40.21Towboat pilot, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Towboat pilot Digital image
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I.40.22Charles Alfred Sundby on board the 'Mark Twain', approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Charles Alfred Sundby on board the 'Mark Twain' Digital image
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I.40.23Barges on the Mississippi River, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Barges on the Mississippi River Digital image
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I.40.24Towboat pilot, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Towboat pilot Digital image
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I.40.25Towboat and barges, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Towboat and barges Digital image
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I.40.26Towboat and barges, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Towboat and barges Digital image
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I.40.27Towboat 'Mark Twain' on ice covered Mississippi River, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Towboat 'Mark Twain' on ice covered Mississippi River Digital image
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I.40.28View from top of towboat, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
View from top of towboat Digital image
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I.40.29Towboat 'Mark Twain' and barges, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Towboat 'Mark Twain' and barges Digital image
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I.40.30Towboat crewman, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Towboat crewman Digital image
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I.40.31Towboats in harbor, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Towboats in harbor Digital image
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I.40.32Towboat engine room, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Towboat engine room Digital image
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I.40.33Sturgeon Bay Queen', approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Sturgeon Bay Queen' Digital image
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I.40.34Mississippi River towboat and barge moving through ice, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Mississippi River towboat and barge moving through ice Digital image
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I.40.35Towboat Alexander Mackenzie and barge, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Towboat Alexander Mackenzie and barge Digital image
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I.40.36Constructing a boat, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Constructing a boat Digital image
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I.40.37Towboat and barges, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Towboat and barges Digital image
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I.40.38Crewman working on a barge, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Crewman working on a barge Digital image
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I.40.39Towboat Mark Twain passing through locks, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Towboat Mark Twain passing through locks Digital image
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I.40.40Mark Twain' towboat, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Mark Twain' towboat Digital image
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I.40.41Mark Twain' towboat, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Mark Twain' towboat Digital image
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I.40.42Men displaying frogs, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Men displaying frogs Digital image
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I.40.43Crewman, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Crewman Digital image
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I.40.44Towboat crewman with Dalmation puppy, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Towboat crewman with Dalmation puppy Digital image
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I.40.45Damaged barge, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Damaged barge Digital image
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I.40.46Barges, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Barges Digital image
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I.40.47Barges, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Barges Digital image
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I.40.48Water washing up on barge, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Water washing up on barge Digital image
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I.40.49Water washing up on barge, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Water washing up on barge Digital image
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I.40.50Towboat and barges passing through locks, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Towboat and barges passing through locks Digital image
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I.40.51Barges, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Barges Digital image
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I.40.52View of Mississippi River from towboat, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
View of Mississippi River from towboat Digital image
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I.40.53Woman and boy posed on towboat, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Woman and boy posed on towboat Digital image
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I.40.54Barge and towboat, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Barge and towboat Digital image
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I.40.55View of Lake Pepin from towboat, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
View of Lake Pepin from towboat Digital image
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I.40.56View of flooded Mississippi River from the towboat Mark Twain, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
View of flooded Mississippi River from the towboat Mark Twain Digital image
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I.40.57Crewman, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Crewman Digital image
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I.40.58Workers picketing Federal Barge Line, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Workers picketing Federal Barge Line Digital image
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I.40.59Barge, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Barge Digital image
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I.40.60Towboat pilot, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Towboat pilot Digital image
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I.40.61View of unidentified city on the Mississippi River, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
View of unidentified city on the Mississippi River Digital image
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I.40.62Steamer 'Capitol', approximately 1925. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Steamer 'Capitol' Digital image
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I.40.63Steamer 'G. W. Hill' at Prescott, approximately 1915. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Steamer 'G. W. Hill' at Prescott Digital image
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I.40.64View of the paddlewheel on the 'Mark Twain' in dry dock, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
View of the paddlewheel on the 'Mark Twain' in dry dock Digital image
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I.40.65Loading barges, St. Louis?, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Loading barges, St. Louis? Digital image
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I.40.66Barges and steamboat 'President' on the Mississippi River, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Barges and steamboat 'President' on the Mississippi River Digital image
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I.40.67Towboat and barges approaching a draw bridge, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Towboat and barges approaching a draw bridge Digital image
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I.40.68Barges along shoreline, Mississippi River, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Barges along shoreline, Mississippi River Digital image
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I.40.69Towboat and barge, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches
Towboat and barge Digital image

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
River life -- Photographs.
Towboats -- Photographs.
Places:
Mississippi River -- Photographs.
Document Types:
Photographs.

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