Golden Eagle: Crew on Deck Near the Eads Bridge
"Golden Eagle" below Eads Bridge St. Louis MO. Picture taken May 17, 1947 before departure for her last trip to Nashville, Tenn. She sank next morning May 18 at Grand Tower Island after striking rock formation and fearing a 6 foot hole in the center seam in the hull. The Pilot Nathan Smith...
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| Format: | Still Image |
| Language: | unknown |
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1947
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| Subjects: |
Mo.)
> Excursion boats
> Golden Eagle (Steamboat)
> River steamers
> Steamboat disasters
> Steamboat workers
> United States
> Steamboats
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| Online Access: | https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/umsl/islandora/object/umsl%3A27233 |
| Summary: | "Golden Eagle" below Eads Bridge St. Louis MO. Picture taken May 17, 1947 before departure for her last trip to Nashville, Tenn. She sank next morning May 18 at Grand Tower Island after striking rock formation and fearing a 6 foot hole in the center seam in the hull. The Pilot Nathan Smith beached her and all passengers & crew were saved. Repeated floods in the summer of 1947 made raising of the "Golden Eagle" impossible. The Pilot House was removed and is on display at Jefferson Memorial, Forest Park, St. L. |
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