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A view of the paddlewheel of the Algiers shortly after it was renovated and then brought on shore on Sanibel Island in 1959. A channel had to be dug through the beach to its final berth, and then refilled. The bottom deck was screened, the paddlewheel assembled, and the channel filled, among other details.

The Algiers, a converted Mississippi River car ferry turned into a paddleboat, shortly after it was renovated and then brought on shore on Sanibel Island in 1959. Its owners, Helen and Lathrop Brown, intended the boat to become one of their homes, but Mr. Brown died shortly after the boat was situated, and other than being guarded by caretakers, the home was never used until it was dismantled in 1982.

The Algiers, a converted Mississippi River car ferry turned into a paddleboat, shortly after it was renovated and then brought on shore on Sanibel Island in 1959. Its owners, Helen and Lathrop Brown, intended the boat to become one of their homes, but Mr. Brown died shortly after the boat was situated, and other than being guarded by caretakers, the home was never used until it was dismantled in 1982.