A super occupational snap! I think the size of that wheel is typical of a big river steamboat. His hand controls the engine power or the paddle wheels. And the lever above his head likely blew the whistle.
I was thinking this too. He made me think of Mark Twain.
Looks like a paddle wheel steamboat to me. They had huge steering wheels back in the days before power steering.http://steamboats.com/museum/davet-pilothouses2.html
Yup, that looks like the wheel. Heading down the Mississippi.
A super occupational snap! I think the size of that wheel is typical of a big river steamboat. His hand controls the engine power or the paddle wheels. And the lever above his head likely blew the whistle.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking this too. He made me think of Mark Twain.
DeleteLooks like a paddle wheel steamboat to me. They had huge steering wheels back in the days before power steering.
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Yup, that looks like the wheel. Heading down the Mississippi.
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