Name/Title
Delta QueenEntry/Object ID
2021.04.01Description
It was bought at a yard sale from Olive Parsons. The man seen in the red jacket was the lockmaster. The label- "This picture of the"Delta Queen" was taken August 1st, 1969 at 8:15. The last time through the Ravenswood Locks. The locks were destroyed two weeks later. Jim Hudkins is the lockmaster, and he is seen in the red jacket. The delta queen is 300 feet long and 50 feet wide and is powered by steam. The day of the picture there was a crew of 75 and there were 192 passengers on board."
Lock men working that day were WE fox, CW Stevenson, and James Hudkins, lockmaster.Acquisition
Accession
2021.04Source or Donor
John StephensonLexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Photograph, Black-and-White