Front:
River Scene of by-gone days
Back:
THOMPSON'S COMMUNITY SERVICE, 1220 CHICKASAW, PARIS, TENNESSEE
Very few people, living to-day, can remem-
ber the sternwheel river boats like these plying
the Mississippi River. This view, made from a rare
print shows three graceful "old ladies" tied up at
the river front.
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The Boat on the right is the Eagle packet
"Cape Girardeau" later sold to the Greene Line
Steamers who renovated it for excursion traffic
and in 1935, was renamed "Gordon C. Greene".
The center is the Belle" and the
"Piasa" named
Indian tribe near
the bird of Illinois
Alton, III.
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