E.W. TALLMON STEAMBOAT ALBUMS:
An Inventory of the Albums at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
| Title: | E.W. Tallmon steamboat albums. | |
| Dates: | approximately 1860-1905 | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Exterior and interior views compiled by E.W. Tallmon of Davenport, Iowa, of steamboats operating on the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Louisiana, including cargo handling and views of river towns. Also views of raft boats, barges, houseboats and launches and views on the Missouri and Yukon Rivers. | |
| Quantity: | 3 albums (approximately 850 photographs) : black and white and color ; 18.5 x 13 inches and smaller. | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Originals are closed. Access and use requires the curator's permission. Please consult the reference staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. E.W. Tallmon Steamboat Albums. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Processing Information:
Digitized by: Minnesota Historical Society, September 2019.
Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.
Catalog ID number: 990016786550104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Albums include photographs, postcards and clippings from newspapers and periodicals.
| Album 49 | E.W. Tallmon steamboat albums, approximately 1860-1905. | ||||||||||
| Includes a list of steamboats names in the Tallmon collection. | |||||||||||
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| Album 50 | E.W. Tallmon steamboat albums, approximately 1860-1905. | ||||||||||
| Includes a list of rafters that have passed through the draw since 1872 at Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois and a list of packets that ran between St. Louis and St. Paul, 1871-1893. | |||||||||||
 Digital version | |||||||||||
| Album 51 | E.W. Tallmon steamboat albums, approximately 1860-1905. | ||||||||||
 Digital version | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
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:
- Steamboats -- Mississippi River -- Photographs.
- Persons:
- Tallmon, E. W., compiler.
- Document Types:
- Photograph albums.
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