River Queens - digital images

3 River Queens.jpg 10.1MB

3 River Queens.jpg 10.1MB

Name/Title

River Queens - digital images

Entry/Object ID

2023.10.73

Description

Collection of publicity photos and sales brochures about the River Queen houseboats from the Jack Sheridan hard drive (see 2021.72.02)

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital scan

Subject Person or Organization

Peterson, Roland J. "RJ" 1926-2020, 216 St Peter's Dr./Safe Harbor/Tower Marina/Capt. Hamilton House, River Queen Boatworks/81. N Ferry/Harbor Club/Harding Hotel, 2nd

Context

River Queen boat works, originally from Gary, Indiana, was one of the last boat building operations in Douglas. These distinctive, sturdy and comfortable steel house boats were once commonly seen in local waters.

Collection

Nautical, Commercial businesses, 1840 Shipbuilding

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.10

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

General Notes

Note

These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023. The location of an original or printed version of these photos was unknown at the time of cataloging.

Create Date

May 19, 2023

Update Date

November 18, 2023