Henry Miller Shreve was an American inventor and steamboat captain who removed obstructions to navigation of the Mississippi, Ohio and Red rivers. Shreveport, Louisiana, was named in his honor.
Captain Henry Miller Shreve
Portrait of Shreve at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels. Steamboats sometimes use the prefix designation SS, S.S. or S/S or PS ; however, these designations are most often used for steamships.
Lookout, transport steamer on the Tennessee River, c. 1860–1865
Dutch river steam-tugboat Mascotte II
Model of the steamship built in 1784 by Claude de Jouffroy.
Charlotte Dundas, built by William Symington.