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Steamboat Building   in Elizabeth, PA

A Journal of daily activities at the Elizabeth Marine Ways 1898 to 1925 

SPRAGUE

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Steamer SPRAGUE Steamer SPRAGUE    From collection of Richard Rattinni

The SPRAGUE was in Pittsburgh during the Fall of 1902 for major alterations.  JW played a small role in that he "worked out" a jackstaff for her, a flagpole.  

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Steamer SPRAGUE and JOSEPH B. WILLIAMS are together, Photo from collection of Capt. Robert Eberhart   Close up of Steamer SPRAGUE 

Ways Towboat Directory writes that the JOSEPH B. WILLIAMS was the "daddy of 'em all in the coal towing business until the SPRAGUE was built."   The photo above shows these two boats together, with a close up of the SPRAGUE on the right, visit the page of the JOSEPH B. WILLIAMS to see the close up of this boat.

 

Postcard of Steamer SPRAGUE Circa 1912       Close up of SPRAGUE Postcard   

 

     Steamer Sprague Photo taken during mid 1960s   This photo was taken during October 1970. The DELTA QUEEN is passing the SPRAGUE

These two photos are from the collection of John Durst.  Note the picture on the right, it shows the size of the SPRAGUE's wheel compared to the DELTA QUEEN of the 1970s.

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