Mississippi River Houseboat Circa 1906

By Lloyd Kahn on October 11, 2013

From Eric Light via Godfrey Stephens.

Eric says to check out …”loo on poop deck.”

Supposedly on Shorpy, but couldn’t locate it. However lots of great vintage pics on Shorpy.

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7 Responses to Mississippi River Houseboat Circa 1906

  1. yarapa says:
    October 11, 2013 at 6:30 pm

    I love Shorpy's stuff, get lost there on a regular basis.

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  2. c w swanson says:
    October 12, 2013 at 12:30 pm

    Here is is, a small part of a much larger picture – which makes it even more alluring.

    http://www.shorpy.com/node/16172?size=_original#caption

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  3. gary green says:
    October 12, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    how did this boat propelled itself?

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  4. c w swanson says:
    October 12, 2013 at 11:20 pm

    I wonder if it even has a propulsion system. I suppose it could be simply moored there as an inexpensive way to live on the river. Anyway, we will likely never know for sure.

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  5. Anonymous says:
    October 13, 2013 at 12:23 am

    Looks like the restroom hung over the water on the lower right corner. Look out below…

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  6. Anonymous says:
    October 13, 2013 at 10:01 pm

    Awesome historical photos @ Shorpy, how about this one for SHotM?

    http://www.shorpy.com/farrar-and-june-burn

    d;)

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  7. jesmed says:
    October 13, 2013 at 11:04 pm

    These river houseboats were commonly called shantyboats. For a wonderful description of river life on a shantyboat, I highly recommend reading Harlan Hubbard's book "Shantyboat."

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