Paddle steamer SPRAGUE in harbor, Memphis, TN, circa 1915-1930

real photo postcard, white border

Real photo postcard, white border; handwritten on back "8 3-95", and "WORLDS LARGEST STERNWHEEL STEAM TOW BOAT / GT 1497 NT 1479 / 276 X 61 X 7.4 / blt 1902 dUBUQUE, iOWA 1600 HP / CREW 55 hp Baton Rouge, LA", and "HER LAST TRIP ENDED AT MEMPHIS 5MAR48 ESSO GAVE TO VICKSBURG 18 APR 48 / FOR $1.00"; handwritten on front in negative "'BIG MAMMA' / MEMPHIS HARBOR"; postmarked Memphis, Tenn, Aug 31, 1948; addressed to Mrs. Robert B. Moir, NYC; paddle steamer SPRAGUE in harbor, Memphis, TN, circa 1915-1930.