P-35: Bickel Steamboat Newspaper Clippings Collection Finding aid prepared by Sean Visintainer This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit December 10, 2012 St. Louis Mercantile Library Special Collections 12/10/2012 Thomas Jefferson Library Building One University Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri, 63121 (314) 516-7240 P-35: Bickel Steamboat Newspaper Clippings Collection Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Scope and Contents note............................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................4 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 5 Index.........................................................................................................................................................5 - Page 2 - P-35: Bickel Steamboat Newspaper Clippings Collection Summary Information Repository St. Louis Mercantile Library Special Collections Title P-35: Bickel Steamboat Newspaper Clippings Collection Date 1853 - 1967 Extent 0.2 Linear feet Language English Abstract The Bickel Steamboat Newspaper Clippings Collection consists of a binder filled with photocopied newspaper clippings and some realia related to steamboats and the people who crewed them. Preferred Citation note The preferred citation for this collection is "From the collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at UM - St. Louis." - Page 3 - P-35: Bickel Steamboat Newspaper Clippings Collection Scope and Contents note The collection was arranged by the creator, and order has been kept in its original format. Each page contains a page number, which corresponds to an index (reproduced in this finding aid), with information indexed by steamboat name or river personality name. Most of the newspapers clipped and photocopied are from around the Keokuk, Iowa area, such as teh Daily Gate City, the Constitution-Democrat, and the Daily Consitution, though on occasion newspapers from farther afield have been clipped as well. Clippings cover river news from around Keokuk and the Upper Mississippi River Valley, such as arrivals and departures and races. There is also extensive coverage of steamboat disasters, ranging from the entirety of the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys and Great Lakes region. News and obituaries of important river personages are also contained in the collection, as well as a few photocopies of bills of lading and licenses. Administrative Information Publication Information St. Louis Mercantile Library Special Collections 12/10/2012 Conditions Governing Access note Access Restrictions: Some of the material in Special Collection M-331 may be photocopied, digitally scanned or photographed, subject to condition. Copyright Information: The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply. Controlled Access Headings Subject(s) • River Steamers - Page 4 - P-35: Bickel Steamboat Newspaper Clippings Collection Index Collection Inventory Index General note See next page - Page 5 - Steamboat Index PAG-F ! .' .ô "A. ,Burt1n" 99, 154 "Alex l1itchell" 17, 65, 73, 74, 89,91, 98, "A.C~ · Bird" 194 i02, 142, 170, 172, 176, "A;F ~" Jenks" ' 194 , 186, 194,20q , AleXander, Charles M:; " 222 .­ "A .G'/ Hason"" 160 -, ,, UA. Girdon" 1131 Alexander,I'lilliarn ·':Ï07 ::',: ',, · "A. I . .. Dorchester" 154 "AlexanderHainÜt~n" '154 ' "Ji.J " 'Baker" 176 "Alexander.MacKè~ie" ,J, 219 "A .JOhns" 65 Alfprd, ~ dapt. :P;A. 152j, 158 "A.T.f 'Jénks" 181 , "Alfre(rTOll~' '' :f22 ' , '138" "154; ,181 .. 194, 204 Able; 'Capt. Dan ' 27 "A:Lrred TOw" l!ll " ' ' .. 1 ,"Abner;Gile" 17, 52, 122, 138, "Alfred'):'o;"le" 65" ' 1 : ' . 176, 181, 194, 204 "Aliëe" , 17, 154,'160, 176" 192 " Abrends, ' John ,H • 139 "Alice S." ;154 " : " ,, ' Accidents ' 7' :" '10, 18, 22, 25, 26, Alleghèny'" 163, 186 ~. ': .. , 57, 61, 62, 63, 66, 73, Allen, Chas. 126 ' . 74, 75,. 00-88, 93, 99, Allen, R.D. 155 103, 104, 106, 120, 123, "Alliquippa" 15J 125, 132, 133, 138, 139, "AlpllOnse ,peLarnart:l,ne" 154 , ' 141, 145, 146, 153, 154, Alton~H.E.14'f ' ," , 155, 157, 158, 160, 167~ "Altona" ,154, "1,92' " 169, 171, 181, 182, 184 "Alvardo,":: 153". ,,, Ackennan,H.N., 184 "AlViI'a" . 17, 176 AckleYj , J.W., 43 "Arilaranth" 154 Acme ',PilcketCo. 76 "Amazon" 154 "Ad Hine" ,,156 "Amazonia'" 80 "Ada BU ,i.53 "America" 63 AdamS ', 164> ' "American Eagle" 154 ! AdalliS, Jud,~e 106 American Fur Company 99 Adams, ,A.G;,', 113 "American star" 163 , , , Adams, S.A. , 150 "Americ:l.s" 154 Adams, T .H . 150 Anchor Line Co. 93, 136, 196 Adams, Terry 197 Anders, Capt,. H .G. 163 "Ad die Johnson" 79, 164 Anderson, Dr. 92 ' , i,'~ : "Addie J,ohnston" 154, ,176 Anderson, George' 106 ' "AddieMa.Y<' 14 Anderson, J.H. 12, 200 Adelia" '" 3,53, 160 Anderson, J.M, 106 ' .', Adkins,Henry ' 141 Anderson, Jarne;; H.'h6-118 Adkins, ,Silas 175 Andressen, Capt. H. 218 "Adiniral" , 6, 159 "Andrew 'Jackson" 154 " , ­ " "Adventure" 153 Andrelqs, Lt.A.M.i70 "AeoÙan" ' ' 160 "Andy Johns'on" 61, 64, 65, ' 91. 95, 112 , 126 Agnew, A..G. , 87 128, 130,157. 15a, 164, 166 Ais"J.L.B. , 155 175, 176, 185, 186 Aitchillenj 'HissFanny 155 "Annie" 17, 128, 154, 194 Akin, H.c'. 136 "Annie Girdon" 17, 57, 176, 194 "Alabama" , 25, 191, 192 "Annie Johnston" 154 ' "Alann" :214 , "Anson Northrup"153 "AlbanY" ,. 154 "Antelope" 154 "Albatross" 36, 43, 211 Antheny, JaCk 84,' 86 " "Albert S~ ilillis" 154 "Anthony :Wayne" , 154 Aldt;!~. , J .D. 155 "Apo" ' i70 .,., Aldei'son" lülliam 155 "Arabia" , 154 "Alex' "Kendall" , 17, 85, 128, 154, "Arcadia" ,154 194 Archer, CoL S.)-I. 27, 95, 157, 164, 175, 186 page 2 Steamboats Archie, David E. 13 Baragawnarth, Mr. 160 Archie, \"Iillard D. 13 Barbour, Mr. John 80 , "Archie" 154 Barnard, J.S. 180 Argast, Hrs. J.F. Barnes, Howard 212 Argast, Hrs. ~lm. "Barne 5" 153 "Argo" 154 Barney, Hiram 207 "Argosy" 154, 171 Barr, J .L. 100 Barrell, John 148, 161 "Ariel" 153, 154 Barrett, liilson 100 "Arkansas" 17, 44, 87, 154, 181, Barris, Miss J. 155 194 Barry, N. 88 "Arkola" 153 Barry, Thomas Armitage, Capt. 130 143 "Bart E. Linehan" 71, 122 Armour, Hr. & 14rs. Chas. 83, 84, 86 Bartlett, Hr. 80 Armstrong, Hoarce G. 96 Bartlett, ~jr. 97, 104 Armstrong, J.H. 113 Bartlett, Capt. R.F. Arnold, George 87 89 Bartley, Francis 108 "Arrow" 176 "Artemus Lamb" 65, 122, 138, 181, Bates, B.F. 131 204 Bates, Capt. David G. 148, 160, 161 Arter, Theodore 180 Bates, Nehemiah 148, 161 "Asa vlilgus" 154 "Baton Rouge" 3 Asbury, Capt. David R. 44, 61, 102, Bauer, John 3 104, 149, 150, 157, Baumer, Mrs. 16 158, 164, 185, 186 Baumert, Mrs. M. Jr. 169 Ashburn, .Gen. T.Q. 50 Baumgarden, Peter 137 "Astoria" 154 Bauncher, Charlie 108 Atherton, Edward 80 "Bay State" 153 Atkinson, HerJY 31 "Bayard" 61, 65, 112, 126, 142, 154, 157, "Atlas" 153 175, 176 Atlee, S. & J.C. 122, 204, 211 Bayless, JoseIh 84 Attenborough, Capt. Wm. M. 157 "Bayou Sara" 47 "Aunt Letta" 154 Beadle, H.C. 84 "Aurora" 171 Beadle, Hiram 7, 44, 82-85, 87, 122, 153, Austin, Mrs. Ellen 57 174, 177 Beard, R.C. 132 AY1"eS, D.J. 12 Beardman, Carrie 132 Ayres, H.H. 172 Beardman, R.E. 132 "Beaver" 176 "B.E. Linehan" 191;, 204 Becker, Mrs. l'lm. 169 "B.y.lieaver" 64, 176, 194 Beebe, Kate 140 "B.H. Hart" 105 Beebe, vlilse 133 "B. HersheY" 122, 138 Beedle (see Beadle) "B.J. Gilam" 153 Beememe, A.F. 44 Babcock, C.A. 141; Beger, l~rs. A.J. 169 Bachelder, Wm. 103 Bell, Swift 103, 182 "Badger State" 154, 160, 192 "Belle" 65, 123 Bagby, R.B. 185 "Belle Mac" 103, 122, 138, 181, 182, 194, Bailhache, ~jrs. 157 204 "Bald Eagle" 22, 58, 154, 221, 223 "Belle Hae" 72 Baldwin, Gen. vl.H. 158 "Belle Memphis" 93, 133 Baliss, J. 84 "Belle of Bellevue" 153 Ball, Capt. 136 "Belle of Calhoun" 36, 191, 221 Balmer, Miss Alberta 14 "Belle of La Crosse" 17, 24, 65, 123, 154, "Baltimore" 154 170, 176, 178, 194 Baner, John 114 "Belle of Minnetonka" 132 "Bangor" · 153 it Banks, H. 127 "Belle of Peoria 154 page 3 Steamboats "Delle of Pikc" 151, Blizzard, Ben 140 "Belle of St. Louis" 123 Blodgett, Eugene 192 "Belle Vernon" 154, 171 Blom, \ülliam 12 Beltzhoover, Capt. 163 Bl~od, Mr. C.G. 108 "Ben Bolt" 154 Bloomfield, Mr. 184 "Ben Campbell" 89, 101, 154 Bloomdield, James 184 "Ben Courson" 154 Bludsoe, Jim 28, 43 "Ben Franklin" 46, 163, 170 "Blue Lodge" 103, 154, 181, 194' , "Ben Hershey" 181, 204 "Blue \üng" 46 "Ben Loder" 192 Blum, Mrs. Carl J. (Ida) 14, 16 Boehmer, Hrs. Julia Laughlin 211 "Ben \~est" 154 Benedict, Capt. 163 Bohermeister, Charles 145 Benlovl, Hilliam 145 Bolan, John 120 Benning, C.F. 198 Boland, Captain 69 Benning, Gus 198 _ Boland, James P. 122, 153, 222 Bennison, Br. George 157 BOland, John 44, 122, 153 Benson, Pilot 93 Bonaporte Bridge ' 14 Berg, Elizabeth (Hrs. C.P. Gilles-, Bondewant, D. 184 pie) 18 Booth, Annie 132 Bernhard, John H. 187, 188 Booth, ilillie 132 "Bernhard" 187, 188 "Bore as" (No. 2 & 3) 154 Berry, Capt. 125 Bortels, Fritz '145 Berry, Br. & Hrs. Samuel S. 155 "Bostonian" 183 Bertram, liilliam 77 Bostwick, H.N. 12 "Bertram" 134, 206 Bouelear, Antoine 81, 84 Best, Capt. Jim 73, 74, 222 Bouthiller, Francis 148, 161 "Betsy Ann" 188 Bower, R.F. 12, 129 Betts, Isaac 153 Bowers, G.vl. 155 Bickel, R.J. 16 Bowman, Mr. 125, 126 Bicker, l1rs. Ed 169 Boyd, Anna 184 Boyle, il.J. 155 Bigeloli, Capt. Paul 138 Brace, N.E. 155 Bigelow, Volney 103, 122 Bradford, Charlie 112 Bill, Fred A. 16, 18, 19, 35, 78, Brandon, Belle 132 122, 128, 153 Brandon, Charles 192 "Bill Henderson" 105, 156 Brassa, Capt. George 138 Birge, Charles P. 12 Bratin, James 157 Bishop, Capt. J.I'I. 12, 136, 175 Brayton, E.K. 108 Black, Capt. 163 Bready, Eter 100, 163 Black Havlk (Indian Chief) 31, 186 Breen, Dan 177 "Black Hawk" 5, 75, 167 Breitenstein, Mr.