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| Title | AMERICA (Way #240), 1898. |
| Way Number | 240 |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | AMERICA (Way #240), a sternwheel packet with wood hull (200 ft. x 38 ft. x 6.5 ft.), was built in 1898 at Howard Ship Yard and Dock Company in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Owned by Capt. LaVerrier Cooley, AMERICA operated on the Ouachita River from Monroe, Louisiana to New Orleans in her early days. Around 1904, she moved to the Mississippi River and began running between Vicksburg and New Orleans. AMERICA was temporarily renamed Winfield Scott in 1924 for the movie "Magnolia." She foundered and sank at New Orleans on August 13, 1926. |
| Subject |
Stern wheelers Steamboats Launchings Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.) Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1898 |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Source | 8 x 10 in. glass plate negatives in the Howard Steamboat Museum Collection, University of Louisville 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/copying.html/. Please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
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| Title | AMERICA, complete, 1898. |
| Way Number | 240 |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | Starboard side of AMERICA, steam-up, at the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. |
| Subject |
Stern wheelers Steamboats Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.) Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1898 |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Source | 8 x 10 in. glass plate negative. Item No. 1986.90.0008 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/copying.html/. Please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
| Image Number | ULPA 1986.90.0008 |
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