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Special Collections & Area
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Steamboat Collection Photographs
Our photographic collections total approximately 150,000
images. Of these, approximately 50,000 are of inland
river steamboats and river scenes, making this one of
the nation's largest collections for this subject.
Riverboat photos are filed by boat name, with a
corresponding paper file of basic information for each
boat. We currently track approximately 20,000 inland
river steamboats. Among river scene images are bridges,
locks and dams, river towns, levees, boatyards, boat
crews and construction, fishing, clamming, swimming and
other river activities. Best represented are the Ohio
and Mississippi River systems.
Copy prints of most of these black-and-white
photographs may be purchased in standard sizes, subject
to any donor or copyright restrictions. Prices start at
$6 for personal use, and exhibit, publication, or
commercial use is permitted for most images at a higher
cost. Buyers must sign a licensing agreement which stipulates use
and limitations. Any display, exhibit, publication or
commercial use must be accompanied by a credit
identifying Murphy Library at the University of
Wisconsin - La Crosse as the source. The buyer's use is
limited to that which is stipulated in the statement,
and no further duplication or use is permitted.
J. Mack Gamble Fund, Sons & Daughters of Pioneer
Rivermen The Steamboat Collection at Murphy Library
would not have been possible without the generous
assistance of the Sons & Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen.
For over thirty years the Sons & Daughters provided
financial support to Murphy Library through the J. Mack
Gamble Fund to collect steamboat images across the
nation. The Fund also covers the expenses
involved in making the copy negatives and prints that
make up the bulk of the Steamboat Collection
Photographs. Murphy Library extends their sincere
gratitude to the Sons & Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen
for their continued support.
Great Lakes Maritime History Project
Taylor Brothers Photographs
Exploring the History of the Mississippi River
by the
Wisconsin Historical Society
Steamboat Stamps
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