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| Title | WM. GARIG, 1904 - 1918. |
| Way Number | 5812 |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | WM. GARIG, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (175 ft. x 35 ft. x 5.2 ft.), was built at Howard in 1904. Owned by Baton Rouge & Bayou Sara Packet Co., WM. GARIG operated on the lower Mississippi and Ouachita Rivers. In 1918, she was sold to the Eagle Packet Company, remodeled, renamed GOLDEN EAGLE (Way #2366), and moved to St. Louis. She ran trade there area until the mid 1930s when she was converted into a tourist boat. She was sold twice after World War II and then sank at Grand Tower, Illinois on May 17, 1947. |
| Subject |
Stern wheelers Steamboats Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted | Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1904 - 1918 |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Source | 8 x 10 in. glass plate negatives in the Howard Steamboat Museum Collection, University of Photographic Archives (ULPA 1986.90). |
| 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://louisville.edu/library/archives/copies Please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
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| Title | WM. GARIG, launch, 1904. |
| Way Number | 5812 |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | WM. GARIG, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (175 ft. x 35 ft. x 5.2 ft.), was built at Howard in 1904. Owned by Baton Rouge & Bayou Sara Packet Co., WM. GARIG operated on the lower Mississippi and Ouachita Rivers. In 1918, she was sold to the Eagle Pac |
| Subject |
Stern wheelers Steamboats Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted | Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1904 |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Source | 8 x 10 in. glass plate negative. Item No. 1986.90.0747 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://louisville.edu/library/archives/copies Please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
| Image Number | ULPA 1986.90.0747 |
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