Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae--United States--Societies, etc.; Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae--Charitable contributions--United States
Public higher education institutions are presently faced with a perfect storm of financial crises. State appropriations are on the decline, endowments have been substantially reduced as a result of the declining stock market, generally poor...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Port side of U.S. PATROL tied to the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana. PATROL, a stern-wheel towboat and packet with a wood hull, was originally built in Sewickley and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1893 for the...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Tugboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
U.S. PATROL being launched into the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana in 1895. PATROL, a stern-wheel towboat and packet with a wood hull, was originally built in Sewickley and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
CHICOT, a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (107.2 ft. x 23.5 ft. x 4.8 ft.), was built at Howard in 1925. Owned by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Vicksburg district, she operated on the lower Mississippi River. In 1941, CHICOT was sold to...
Ferries; Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
THREE STATES (Way #5384), a stern-wheel ferry with wood hull (150 ft. x 32 ft. x 4.8 ft.), was built at Howard in 1904. THREE STATES (Way #5384) operated in the Cairo, Illinois area. THREE STATES (Way #5384) burned at Cairo, Illinois on May 30,...
