For pictures of the "steam boat" life I recommend that you cont Scott: For pictures of the "steam boat" life I recommend that you contact the St. Louis Merchantile Library in St. Louis, MO. http://www.umsl.edu/mercantile/ They have a "collection" within the library [Herman T. Potts Inland National Waterways Library] that should be able to provide you with what you're looking for. Hope this helps. ________________________________ From: Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Sat, May 7, 2011 1:35:55 PM Subject: Request for resources and/or ideas As some may recall, I've been reading chapters and sketches from Mark Twain as an avatar in Second Life. I've done all the sketches from the Jumping Frog as well as about 30 chapters from Roughing It. I've been recording these sessions and producing videos from them for posting on YouTube. The earliest are nothing more than slide shows from book illustrations, but lately I've included video recorded during the reading sessions. I would like to include additional footage and images but have located only a small amount of material from public domain sources. I'm currently planning on doing readings from Life on the Mississippi. It would be great if I could locate appropriate footage of the river, steamboats, etc. These videos are not for commercial purposes at all, although I'm not adverse to taking donations. Besides trying to keep my brain active as a remedy to my stultifying day job I'm trying to do something creative. Thanks in advance for any and all assistance. Scott (SLClemens in Second Life)