STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Roehrig, riverboat captain, recalls his and his father's experiences working on boats on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, and his job with the Hartford Fire Insurance Company as a salvage inspector and marine surveyor.

1 tape, 15 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1958 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Sanford discusses his river experiences as an engineer on steam towboats.

1 tape, 7 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Savage, a riverboat captain, discusses his experiences on the rivers of the Midwest; showboats; taking a boat trip to Brazil; and serving with Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War.

2 tapes, 29 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Schletker, riverboat worker, discusses his river experiences on coal barges: bugs and rats, mills and logs, lighthouses and navigation lights on the river, lock and dams, and the weather.

Memoir, 38 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Sanford Smith, owner of a riverboat freight business, discusses boats, trips, cargos, passengers, crews, and river lore of Indiana.

1 tape, 17 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Leslie Souther, deckhand and farmer, and Bee Hines, roustabout and deckhand, discuss their experiences on steamboats, loading and carrying freight, livestock and cargo, and the various duties of crewmen.

2 tapes, 36 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Narrators of this memoir recall riverboats, Midwest rivers, river stories, rafting, locks and dams, freight, and life on the rivers. The narrators, interviewed on board the Avalon, are Courtney Ellis, engineer; Arthur Schletker, captain; Johnny Dobbs, pilot; and Lawrence Allen, captain.

1 tape, 34 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Johnny Lawhead, ferry operator, and Emory Edgington, captain, each discuss their riverboat experiences. Lawhead discusses his ferry operation between Coney Island (near Cincinnati) and Brent, Kentucky. Edgington recalls experiences with steamboats, towboats, coal hauling, and weather on Ohio rivers.

2 tapes, 14 pp. Interviews by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Stutzman, lockmaster, discusses jobs, boats, and experiences on rivers in the Midwest; locks and dams; coal boats; and businesses that use river transportation.

Memoir, 18 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Ed Taylor discusses shipping on riverboats and building boats. Also discusses crops, riverboats and their crews, and coalboats.

Memoir, 15 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle