Objects

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1. 1982.4.1 - Spittoon

   Round brass spittoon with a wide top.

   Record Type: Object

   
2. 1983.60.10 - Pitter, Fruit

   A cherry pitter. The pitter consists of a screw to clamp the pitter to a table on the bottom. The top is a bucket with a wheel attached to a crank/handle. Embossed on the side is "CHERRY STONER PAT. MAY 15 1917 ENTERPRISE MF'G CO. PHIL'A U.S.A."

   Record Type: Object

   
3. 1984.17.2 - Print

   Colored print titled "Match At The Mississippi." The print features a steamboat race and has three steamboats in view, two of which are in the foreground and one in the background. On the river bank is a pile of wood and a group of spectators cheering on the racers. Print is in a white matte and wood frame.

   Record Type: Object

   
4. 1984.59.1A-E - Stove, Gas

   Two burner gas stove with silver or grey painted finish. Stands on four pipe legs with plates at the foot of each leg. Horizontal pipe along front and one side would feed gas to burners. Porcelain knobs for burners. Each burner plate is 9 3/4" square.

   Record Type: Object

   
5. 1986.10.1 - Painting

   Watercolor painting featuring Captain John Karnath at the controls of the Delta Queen. He is sitting in a wood chair and his left hand is at the controls guiding the steamboat down the Mississippi River. Painting is in a light blue matte and wood frame.

   Record Type: Object

   
6. 1986.4.2 - Painting

   Oil on canvas painting of a keelboat going down the river with two men on the deck. The boat is long, rectangular and yellow in color with three white sails. The river bank is painted in yellows, browns and orange colors depicting fall. Painting is not framed.

   Record Type: Object

   
7. 1986.4.3 - Painting

   Oil on canvas painting of rivermen on a raft. In the foreground is a man with one foot on a ledge and his right arm leaning on his leg. There are three men in the background with long poles maneuvering the rafts on the river. Painting is unframed.

   Record Type: Object

   
8. 1987.02.14 - Print

   Colored print of a painting titled "A Misty Dawn on the Western Rivers" by Philip Smith. The print is of the Delta Queen which is painted white with a red paddle wheel and is docked by the riverbank. Print is in a white matte and metal frame.

   Record Type: Object

   
9. 1992.16.2 - Painting

   Oil painting of a mill in Rockdale. The house is right by the river and there is a small waterfall. The river is in the foreground and is painted darker as though in shadow. The background has trees and more of the river, with the house on the left side. The colors in the sky and the brightness of the background suggest sunset or early evening. The painting is in a light colored wood frame.

   Record Type: Object

   
10. 1992.16.3 - Painting

    Watercolor painting of a small house. The house is white with pink and yellow flowers along the side with a white fence all around. There is a red outbuilding in the background on the right, possibly a shed, with a tree in front of it. Green grass in front and a dirt road. The painting has a tan colored matte and is in a green wood frame. It is signed at the bottom right corner W. Schro( the rest of the name is hidden).

    Record Type: Object

    
11. 1992.16.4 - Painting

    Oil painting depicting houses on a hill top, a River Town. There is a series of houses in the foreground with the river on the left side. To the right is a little road to the right with a car driving down it. The background has large hills. The tree tops are red, yellow and orange suggesting an autumn scene. The painting is framed in a cream colored wood frame, no glass.

    Record Type: Object

    
12. 1992.16.5 - Painting

    Watercolor painting of a couple. The man is wearing a dark suit and hat, and he has a mustache. He is hugging a woman. The woman has short hair and is wearing a brown skirt and blue apron. She has a white shirt and tan colored scarf around her neck. She is barefoot and has a basket of flowers at her feet. There are more flowers in her apron. The couple are standing in front of a tall gate in a stone wall. There are flowers and other greenery all ...

    Record Type: Object

    
13. 1992.16.6 - Painting

    Still life painting of the inside of a shed or an alley way. There is a tall table at the side of a brick wall with potted flowers on top. The flowers are pink, yellow and purple. A small birdcage hangs to the left of the flowers. There are two brooms leaned up against the wall and table. Next to the brooms is a small table with a black pitcher and brown pot. Beneath this table are two watering cans. In the background on the right side another wa...

    Record Type: Object

    
14. 1997.14.18 - Print, Photographic

    Black and white photograph of the dedication of the new Visitors Center in Prairie du Chien, part of the Mississippi River Parkway Commission and the Great River Road Association, on May 15, 1980. There is a small label in the lower left corner featuring the Great River Road logo, the date of the event, and identifying Iowa Commissioner John P. Bickel of McGregor, Iowa as the speaker at the podium. Several other men are seated on either side of h...

    Record Type: Object

    
15. 1997.14.20 - Print, Photographic

    Color photograph of Captain Pat Flippo standing at the helm of his boat wearing a orange shirt, brown pants and a checkered hat. In a black painted wood frame. The photograph is signed "To my good friend Johnny Bickel of the Upper Mississippi Valley with best regards, Captain Pat Flippo 12/22/80."

    Record Type: Object

    
16. 1997.14.21 - Print, Photographic

    Color photograph of Captain Walter Karnath (left) and John Bickel (right) seated on a bench outside a building. In a black painted wood frame. A small label in the lower left corner reads "Captain Walter Karnath, living legend and Dean of Upper Mississippi Captains visiting with John Bickel at 'American House' 1980."

    Record Type: Object

    
17. 1997.14.22 - Print, Photographic

    Color photographic print of John Hartford standing on a bluff above the Mississippi River. In the background is the tow boat the M.V. Arrowhead pushing barges down the river. In a gold and black painted frame. Handwritten along the top is "For John and Ruth...You have the best view of the Upper Mississippi right here, for sure. Thanks for everything. John Hartford. There is also a typed label on the front which reads " September 1980. John Har...

    Record Type: Object

    
18. 1997.14.23 - Print, Photographic

    Black and white photograph of Captain E.E. Wagner and Mrs. Delly Robertson, a reporter from the Cincinnati Post, standing in the pilot house by the controls of the steamboat Delta Queen. The engine order telegraph (Chadburn) is in front of them. A small label in the lower left corner reads "1962 Capt. E.E. Wagner, Mrs. Delly Robertson, Cincinnati News writer, Cincinnati Post. Pilot House, Steamer Delta Queen." In a black painted wood frame.

    Record Type: Object

    
19. 1997.14.24 - Print, Photographic

    Black and white photographic print of the steamboat Natchez. The boat is going down the Mississippi River. A tugboat is in the background on the right side and there are two barges in the far background. In a black painted wood frame.

    Record Type: Object

    
20. 1997.14.25 - Print, Photographic

    Framed collage of several black and white photographs. On the left is First Mate Clark Hawley using a pair of binoculars to look out on the river. At top center is Mrs. Letha C. Greene, the president and general manager. At the top right there is a portrait of Captain Ernest E. Wagner. Five small photos of the Delta Queen are along the lower part of the collage and on the right. In the lower right corner is a white circle with the abbreviation ...

    Record Type: Object