Great Steamboat Race
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The Great Steamboat Race is an annual steamboat race, taking place the Wednesday before the first Saturday of May, three days before the Kentucky Derby, as part of the Kentucky Derby Festival. The rac
The 2007 Race, as seen from Duffy's Landing in Jeffersonville, Indiana
The American Queen was one of only five major riverboats in the United States that are powered by steam.
Competitors start to arrive at the start point of the 2007 Race
Spectators of the 2007 Race at Duffy's Landing in Jeffersonville, Indiana
American Queen
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American Queen was a Louisiana-built river steamship said to be the largest river steamboat ever built. American Queen's primary mode of propulsion is its stern paddlewheel powered by a steam engine e
Great Steamboat Race
…the Belle of Cincinnati has taken its place in the competition. In 2012, the Belle of Louisville and Belle of Cincinnati were joined in the race by the American Queen. The race is scheduled annually as part of the Kentucky Derby Festival. The event pits at least two riverboats against each other in the span of the…
The steam whistle of the American Queen, located in front of the port side bridge wing
An aerial view of American Queen's upper decks 4, 5 and 6. The bridge deck and pilot house are located just aft of the smoke stacks.
American Queen docked at the bottom of Silver Street in Natchez, Mississippi.