tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post5899532192190707204..comments2024-03-20T13:19:13.512-11:00Comments on TATTERED AND LOST PHOTOGRAPHS: BIG WHEEL Keep on Turnin'Tattered and Losthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-80672275441145482352017-05-24T19:28:41.066-11:002017-05-24T19:28:41.066-11:00Yup, that looks like the wheel. Heading down the M...Yup, that looks like the wheel. Heading down the Mississippi.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-31126120487922208932017-05-24T19:28:00.624-11:002017-05-24T19:28:00.624-11:00I was thinking this too. He made me think of Mark ...I was thinking this too. He made me think of Mark Twain.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-69027124457672793422017-05-23T05:47:10.943-11:002017-05-23T05:47:10.943-11:00Looks like a paddle wheel steamboat to me. They h...Looks like a paddle wheel steamboat to me. They had huge steering wheels back in the days before power steering.<br /><br />http://steamboats.com/museum/davet-pilothouses2.htmlIntense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-1860056805792237632017-05-23T04:20:54.010-11:002017-05-23T04:20:54.010-11:00A super occupational snap! I think the size of tha...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. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.com