You might also try the Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen. Their Inland Rivers Library is housed as a special collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (Ohio). Lynn Evans
>>> Lucy Wayne <[log in to unmask]> 02/02/2009 12:00 PM >>>
Have you tried the Society for Industrial Archaeology? They can be very
helpful for things mechanical.
Lucy Wayne
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From: "wayne Abrahamson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:00 AM
Subject: Steering systems on eastern coastal paddlewheel steamboats
>I am currently writing my thesis on an eastern coastal paddlewheel
>steamboat sunk in an Alabama river. I have been very fortunate in gathering
>a good amount of material concerning the construction and engineering of
>this type of vessel; however, I could use some input on the unique steering
>system that was installed on these steamboats. Any ideas or references
>would be appreciated.
>