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Early Boats photos of older steamboats p. 1 - p. 2 - p. 3 Steamboat Illustrations magazine covers, advertisements, lithographs, engravings, etc.; p. 1 - p. 2 - p. 3 - children's Steamboat Compositions by Dave Thomson. Steamboats in the Movies stills from movies and sets. P. 1 - p. 2 - Steamboat 'Round the Bend Steamboat bill collection tickets and boarding documents. Pilot Houses photos of pilot houses. Contemporary Boats photos of boats from our times. |
Extra Large Photos four high quality steamboat photos from Dave Thomson's collection
suitable for framing or reports. Steamboat People photos of the Greene Family, former owners of the Delta Queen Steamboat, and other steamboat people. River Room Paraphernalia photos of Dave's River Room, indluding the wheel from the Peerless steamboat. Mark Twain photos of the Mark Twain monument in Hannibal, Missouri, dedicated July 2003. Model Boats Dave's photos of remarkable models. Captain J.M. White Photos of the historic riverboat captain, his house, and the boat named after him. |
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Uncategorized illustrations, movie stills, historic boats, and other subjects. February 2012 - latest acquisitions May 2012 - latest acquisitions August 2012- latest acquisitions November 2012 - latest acquisitions February 2013 - latest acquisitions |
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This is the largest wing of the Steamboats.com Online Museum, with approximately a thousand unique images. Dave Thomson is a dedicated collector and graphic artist, as well as one of the leading authorities on Mark Twain, and steamboats in movies. You can usually buy photos of steamboats through eBay.com but to support our visitors, Dave Thomson has provided high density scans of four steamboats representative of typical steamboat styles. The images are watermarked and are attributed to Steamboats.com from the collection of Dave Thomson. Click here for four high resolution steamboat photos that print 8 x 10.
Dave at the wheel of the Julia Belle Swain, photo by
St. Louis cartoonist Dan Martin, 1992. email Dave Thomson
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Dave Thomson at Twain Quotes
More Mark Twain Illustrations by Dave Thomson
Dave says: "These are some of my more whimsical contributions, some of them bordering on surrealism."
"In this one I replaced Dante's head with Twain's in the Delacroix painting." http://www.twainquotes.com/Hell.html
"I colorized pictures of the homes where Clemens was born and died then added a deep sky with comet streaking overhead." http://www.twainquotes.com/Halley%27s_Comet.html
"Borrowed a body from Rockwell and added Twain's head. The steamboat is from one of my old post cards." http://www.twainquotes.com/Fishing.html
Middle aged/old Clemens face split inside a circle." http://www.twainquotes.com/Age.html
"Twain's head on Santa's body on an old Christmas card." http://www.twainquotes.com/santaclaus.html
"Twain's head on the body of a young boy on his way home with a catch of fish." http://www.twainquotes.com/Work.html
"This is me and the Tom and Huck statue in Hannibal in 1992." http://www.twainquotes.com/Running_away.html
"Twain's head on Tom Sawyer's body, rafting on the river - replaced the sky too." http://www.twainquotes.com/Daydreams.html
Hale's City of Monroe Dave Thomson provided the photos of Jim Hale's City of Monroe model
Steamboat 'Round the Bend Dave Thomson provided the still photos to entertain the crowds after the third annual online steamboat race.
The Knight, Death and the Devil A piece by Dave Thomson when he was at Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1964 - 1968.
