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I just wanted to share my joy in a recent book acquisition that I made! After many years of searching, I have my very own copy of Way's Packet Directory by Frederick Way, Jr.  My copy is the1848-1983 hardcover edition with a clean dust jacket! By Frederick Way, Jr Fortunately the book is currently in I believe it's 3rd printing as the prices have come down considerably recently I have

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The Good Luck Glove Co., with locations in Carbondale, Metropolis, Rosiclare and Vienna. For years, the glove company was the third-largest work glove company in the United States.  The following is a postcard from my collection notifying of shipment of a large order of gloves.  Please if you have any information about the Good Luck Glove Co. leave me a note in the comments below you

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian Tuesday, September 8, 1914 Quit Work On Bridge European War Alleged Cause For Ceasing Construction At Metropolis, Ill. Paducah, Ky., Sept. 5. --- Work on the Burlington bridge at Metropolis, Ill., twelves miles below here which was started a few weeks ago, was stopped Friday and all of the employees paid and discharged. Semi-official announcement was made that

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The Paducah Evening Sun Thursday, July 28, 1910 No Opposition to Bridge, Now Rivermen satisfied to secure proper location of Burlington's piers. No further opposition to the width of the spans of the Burlington bridge at Metropolis promised by the river interests. The rehearing at St. Louis settled all of the objections to the bridges, and the river men are well pleased with the privilege

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Picture of the W.B. Duncan in dry dock The Paducah Evening Sun Thursday, July 28, 1910 Transfer Boat Duncan is Ready Official on his way to inspect craft, which will ferry trains here. Most of the work of the Illinois Central transfer steamer Duncan, which will ferry trains between Paducah, Brookport and Metropolis pending the erection of the Metropolis bridge, has been completed. This

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The Paducah Evening Sun Wednesday, July 27, 1910 Rivermen Will Select Place Of The Bridge Piers Engineers Approve Site and Adopt Length of Span at St. Louis Meeting Metropolis People Jubilant Over Result. Paducah Men Have Returned To the dictation of towboat pilots and owners was left the location of the piers for the main channel span for the Burlington railroad bridge at Metropolis

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The Paducah Evening Sun July 7, 1910 Illinois Central Transfer Boat Being Rushed and Incline Built to Accomodate Burlington Road Wish Boat Completed by the 15 of August --- Material on Ground for Incline --- Will be Constructed Quickly. By September 1 and possibly before the Burlington system will be handling freight in and out of Paducah. Until the bridge is completed over the Ohio river at

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Burlington sternwheeler Northstar pushing caisson VI into position on the Ohio River at Metropolis, IL 1916.  Caisson will be sunk to river bottom and pressurized to keep water out so that railroad bridge piers can be constructed. The Paducah Evening Sun Friday, June 10, 1910 Burlington, Big Four, C. E. & I. And L. & N. Will Use Metropolis Bridge, It Developed at Hearing

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Side dump cars unloading dirt for construction of earth approach fills for CB&Q bridge over the Ohio on the Metropolis, IL side 1915 The Paducah Evening Sun Thursday, May 10, 1910 Burlington Gets Right To Bridge At Metropolis General Council Grants Franchise to Close Streets to Approach. Illinois Central Clears Site for Station. Metropolis, Ill., May 10. --- (Special)--- More evidence

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Supports for Metropolis, IL approach to CB&Q bridge during construction 1916 The Paducah Evening Sun Saturday, October 2, 1909 Burlington Bridge is Located at Metropolis and Soundings Being Taken for Piers – Wabash Coming Dredge Whistle Calls Out Fire Department of Illinois Town When it Arrives to Start Work. Metropolis, Ill,. Oct. 2. --- In a recent conversation a gentleman high up

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Photo of the 1916 flood of the Ohio River at the construction site of the CB&Q Bridge on the Metropolis, IL side.  Notice the wood falsework under the truss to support it while it was being assembled in the air The Paducah Evening Sun Wednesday, August 25, 1909 Pilots' Protest Declared “Bosh” No Local River Men Think Petition Probable. Petition against the Burlington building at

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The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) bridge crossing of the Ohio River at Metropolis, IL holds many numerous outstanding facts not the least of which is that the first Train rumbled across it's mile long length on December 15, 1917.  Penny Postcard depicting the CB&Q RR bridge from the Illinois shoreAerial photo of the CB&Q RR bridge from the Kentucky Shore Some

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The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) bridge crossing of the Ohio River at Metropolis, IL holds many numerous outstanding facts not the least of which is that the first Train rumbled across it's mile long length on December 15, 1917. This postcard depicts the CB&Q RR bridge from the Kentucky shore Building the bridge The Metropolis bridge project was directed by Charles

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The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) bridge crossing of the Ohio River at Metropolis, IL holds many numerous outstanding facts not the least of which is that the first Train rumbled across it's mile long length on December 15, 1917. This penny postcard portrays an artists rendering of CB&Q RR bridge The Metropolis Bridge Design A critical design factor of the CB&Q

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The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) bridge crossing of the Ohio River at Metropolis, IL holds many numerous outstanding facts not the least of which is that the first Train rumbled across it's mile long length on December 15, 1917. This picture, taken from the Kentucky shore, shows the yet unfinished bridge So what lead up to Metropolis being the site of such an enormous

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The St. Louis Republic., February 22, 1903, Magazine Section Shall Illinois Preserve the Ruins of Old Fort Massac? Suggestion has been made officially to the legislature and it is probably that $10,000 will be appropriated for the purpose - Civilization has quietly ebbed away from Picturesque stronghold of pioneer days until tree-grown entrenchments are all that remain - History of the

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Fort Massac Illinois first state park The emphasis for preserving Fort Massac and making it Illinois first state park is owed completely to the Daughters of the American Revolution.  Their work in this endeavor secured the original 24 acres in 1903 by the State of Illinois and on November 5th 1908 it was officially dedicated. To understand why the fort was saved you need only read this

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From postcard: Scene, Ohio River Ice Gorge Metropolis, Ill., January 29, 1918 Copyright 1918 F.A. Gregory, Metropolis, Ill. 150 This shot appears to be taken from the newly built CBNQ Railroad Bridge. and is a real photo postcard printed by AZO Of interesting note is that WWI was raging on and this blizzard which caused this ice jam at Metropolis took precedence in the papers of the day. This

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The Steamer George Cowling at Metropolis, IL landing loading the Christian Church Sunday Excursion August 28, 1908 (year is somewhat obscured) News stories about the Cowling: Taken from The Massac Journal-Republican:Volune 51-No. (Section 2) (Pages 9-16) The Illustrated Industrial Edition Thursday, August, 10, 1916 The Steamer George Cowling, a Metropolis owned boat, is one of the most popular

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Steamer "J.S." Metropolis, ILL hand colored Curtis Drug Co. News about the J.S.: The New York Times: Published June 27, 1910 THREE EXCURSIONISTS DEAD.; Rest of 1,500 on Steamer J.S. Get Ashore When She Burns. LA CROSSE, Wis., June 26, 1910 -- Only three persons out of 1,500 lost their lives Saturday night through the burning in the Mississippi River of the excursion steamer J.S., according to

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This picture taken at Cairo, IL shows the Fred Hartweg sternwheeler. Fred Hartweg 1410 Sank:  Richardsons Ldg near Fort Pillow Mississippi River From the Paducah Evening Sun Saturday October 5th, 1907 Roosevelt Orders License of Hartwegs Suspended for Ninety Days for Behavior Claimed Hartweg Crowded President's Boat and Angered Every other Pilot in the Fleet Evansville, Ind Oct. 5. --

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Gleaner of Pittsburgh Pa. 1428 West Ky Coal Co. Other images from the web:

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Clyde 1773 125 ft x 19 ft x 4 ft Arrow Transportation Co. Dismantled Oct 1941 From the Paducah Evening Sun Saturday October 5th, 1907 St. Louis & Tennessee River Packet Company. For the Tennessee River Steamer Clyde Leaves Paducah for Tennessee River Every Wednesday at 4 PM A.W. Wright - Master Eugene Robinson - Clerk This company is not responsible for invoice charges unless collected

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The Sternwheeler Nellie Willett approximately 1910 on the lower Ohio River #1597 The Nellie Willett was sold to Mexico The following are images taken directly from the Way Collection you can see that image #1 here is another copy of the image I scanned from my collection above.

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Henretta Tennessee River Tie Boat Sometimes referred to as the Henrietta #1791 Other pictures from the web:

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