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Cape Girardeau Riverfront Photographs |
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Circa 1928-1930, undated |
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Extent: 10 items |
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Accession Number: 2011.013 |
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Abstract: Images of the Mississippi Riverfront in Cape Girardeau, Mo., including the Traffic Bridge, steamboats, and dockworkers. |
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Processed by: Amber Miranda, March 2011 |
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Repository: Special Collections and Archives, Southeast Missouri State University
Phone: (573) 651-2245; Fax: (573) 651-2666; Email: semoarchives@semo.edu
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Provenance: Unknown. Pictures were removed from the University Photograph Collection.
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Citation: Cape Girardeau Riverfront Photographs, Special Collections and Archives, Southeast Missouri State University
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Restrictions: None
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Historical Note |
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River commerce has been very important to the economy of Cape Girardeau, Mo. throughout the town’s history. Cape Girardeau was founded as a trading post for its location on the Mississippi River.
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Scope and Content Note |
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Images of the Mississippi Riverfront in Cape Girardeau, Mo., including the Traffic Bridge, steamboats, and dockworkers.
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Container List |
| Item 001 | Mississippi River Traffic Bridge under construction |
Circa 1928 |
| Item 002 | Mississippi River Traffic Bridge from Courthouse |
1930 |
| Items 003-005 | Dockworkers loading cargo onto the “Golden Eagle,” a steamboat |
1930 |
| Item 006 | The “Golden Eagle” leaving Cape Girardeau |
1930 |
| Items 007-008 | Crowd gathered to view a steamboat with the banner “Mississippi Valley Waterway Flood Control Association, Wm Hale Thompson-Pres” |
Undated |
| Items 009-010 | Unidentified Steamboats |
Undated |
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Rules or Conventions: Finding Aid prepared using DACS
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