Those film awards started in 1929.
William Oscar Decker was launched in 1930.
Every day should be Oscar day and every night . . . Oscar night. And the winner is . . . W. O.! Shouldn’t there be a George Stanley statuette front and center of wheelhouse?
All fotos by Will Van Dorp. Foto #1 taken in September 2010 in Troy, and the other two taken in July 2012 in the East River.
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February 24, 2013 at 6:56 pm
sfdi1947
I note “Helen” still has a steam whistle, is she still a steamer?
February 24, 2013 at 8:01 pm
tugster
sfdi1947– it was steam til dieselization. here’s details :http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=709 what her future will be remains to be seen.