"Delta Queen"
Title
"Delta Queen "
Subject
"Delta Queen "; Steamboats ; Historic sites ; Madison-Milton Bridge ; Riverboats ; Rivers
Description
The "Delta Queen " and her sister ship "Delta King " were fabricated in Scotland and disassembled for shipment to San Francisco . She was then sent to Stockton , California where she was reassembled and fitted for work in the Sacramento area . In 1941 she was taken over by the Navy for use in the Bay area . The Green Line bought her at public auction after the war . She was taken through the Panama Canal and into the Mississippi River , finally arriving at Cincinnati and on to Pittsburg where she was refurbished and refitted . She then went into service for the Green Line , mostly on the Ohio and Mississippi but on the other rivers , also. In 1970 the "Delta Queen " was given an exemption from the more stringent regulations governing wooden constructed boats by the U.S . Congress . In 1998 she was, once again , brought up to date for continued river use into the new millennium . The "Delta Queen " has been designated a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places .
Creator
William Harvey, photographer
Contributors
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library; Jefferson County Historical Society
Date
Postcard dated 1990s
Type
Postcard
Format
Original: tif, scanned at 600dpi. Online: jpg, saved at 72dpi.; Scanned image of 3 x 5 postcard loaned by Kenneth McClain
Identifier
"JCHSV900580"; "MJCPLriver0033"
Source
Jefferson County Historical Society MJCPL Historical Files Way's Packet Directory cybercruises.com
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Jefferson County Historical Society. Please contact at 615 W. First St., Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2335.
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