@DarthAzrael 7 November 2021 more from that month

This photo features the Sprague which was the world's largest steam powered sternwheeler towboat. Nicknamed 'Big Mama' it was built in 1901 and used for more than 40 years towing mostly coal and oil up and down the Mississippi and Ohio rivers (among others). It could push vast amounts of cargo setting records for coal (the equivalent of 1,500 railroad cars) and oil (11 million gallons). The Sprague was decommissioned in 1948 in Memphis, TN and then used as a floating museum in Vicksburg, MS. Sadly, the Sprague burned in 1974. This photo was probably taken between 1959 and 1962. For more info and more photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-oestreicher-1317-1320 #slides #vintage #photos #film #photography #Kodak #Kodachrome