DECK OF THE TAURUS, New York, NY – 1917 This vintage 1917 image shows a group of anglers aboard the top deck of the steamboat "TAURUS" ahead of the pilothouse. It shows the vintage angler's garb, the very long wooden and bamboo rods that were necessary when fishing the top deck, and the huge helm wheel in the pilothouse. The fishing rods are resting against part of a pontoon boat (life raft).