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Object Description
| Title | WM. LARIMER JONES, 1930. |
| Way Number | T2671 |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | WM. LARIMER JONES, a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (136 ft. x 34 ft. x 7.3 ft.), was built at Howard in 1930. Owned by Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, WM. LARIMER JONES operated in the Pittsburgh area. Wm. Larimer Jones was the first towboat to be steered by levers instead of the traditional pilot wheel. It towed coal to the Pittsburgh steel mills. WM. LARIMER JONES was retired and dismantled in 1953. |
| Subject |
Stern wheelers Tugboats Steamboats Boat engines Launchings Ship equipment & rigging Ship trials Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.) Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1930 |
| Object Type |
Glass negatives Nitrate negatives Safety film negatives |
| Source | Glass plate, nitrate and safety film negatives in the Howard Steamboat Museum Collection (ULPA 1986.90), University of Louisville Photographic Archives |
| Citation Information | See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/howard#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file). |
| Collection | Howard Steamboat Museum Collection |
| Collection Website | http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/howard/ |
| Digital Publisher | University of Louisville Photographic Archives |
| Format | image/jp2 |
| Ordering Information | To inquire about permission to publish, broadcast, or publicly display an image from this collection, contact the Howard Steamboat Museum: http://www.steamboatmuseum.org/. To order a reproduction or for information about prices see: http://library.louisville.edu/archives/order Please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
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| Title | WM. LARIMER JONES, on the Ohio River #4. |
| Way Number | T2671 |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | Starboard side of WM. LARIMER JONES backing out from the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. |
| Subject |
Stern wheelers Tugboats Steamboats Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted | Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1930 |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Source | 8 x 10 in. glass plate negative. Item No. 1986.90.0355 in the Howard Steamboat Museum Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives. |
| Citation Information | See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/howard#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file). |
| Collection | Howard Steamboat Museum Collection |
| Collection Website | http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/howard/ |
| Digital Publisher | University of Louisville Photographic Archives |
| Format | image/jp2 |
| Ordering Information | To inquire about permission to publish, broadcast, or publicly display an image from this collection, contact the Howard Steamboat Museum: http://www.steamboatmuseum.org/. To order a reproduction or for information about prices see: http://library.louisville.edu/archives/order Please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
| Image Number | ULPA 1986.90.0355 |
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