Seattle 3 at Eagle, Alaska. Note the cargo on the barge. A passenger coach and locomotive.

Anchorage Museum
History and Art
Library of Archives

 

The Tanana at the N.C.C. docks on the Chena River in Fairbanks

 

The Matanuska shown at Nenana moving barges of gravel for bridge construction. 

Anchorage Museum
History and Art
Library of Archives

The dinner menus on several sternwheelers have listed Ice Cream. Where did they obtain the ice? This photo shows the crew gathering blocks of ice for that purpose. The ice is the result of breakup on the river. On the bow sits a skiff named the "Pelican" which was used for ferrying passengers. 

Photo Achieves
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
 

The sternwheelers on the river today are a total different concept than those from the past. This is the Discovery III on the Chena River near Fairbanks, AK. 

Alaska Tours
Fairbanks, AK