Ferries; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
CITY OF BATON ROUGE, a centerwheel ferry with steel hull (115.2 ft. x 28 ft. x 7.2 ft.), was built at Howard in 1916. Owned by Baton Rouge Transportation Co., CITY OF BATON ROUGE operated at the the Louisiana city, carrying up to twenty-one...
Portrait of Reverend Royal Tucker of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wearing his pastoral garb. The photograph is damaged along the edges and badly discolored from age. Stamped on bottom, front of image: Standiford, Louisville (Studio). Stamped on back:...
Ferries; Steamboats; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
ISTROUMA, a center wheel ferry with wood hull (150 ft. x 30 ft. x 5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1896. Owned by Baton Rouge Ferry Co., ISTROUMA operated in the Baton Rouge area. ISTROUMA sank in a storm at Baton Rouge, Louisiana in October, 1915.
Owned by Baton Rouge & Bayou Sara Packet Co., GOLDEN EAGLE, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (175 ft. x 35 ft. x 5.2 ft.), operated on the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Originally built in 1904 by Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville,...
Ferries; Steamboats; Ship equipment & rigging; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
LOUISIANA, a catamaran ferry with steel hull (144.5 ft. x 55 ft. x 9.3 ft.), was built at Howard in 1926. Owned by Baton Rouge Transportation Co., LOUISIANA operated in the Baton Rouge area. LOUISIANA was rebuilt and converted to a twin propeller...
School children; Schools; Group portraits; Religious facilities; Bands; Percussion instruments; People
Address: 3136 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Students stand on the front steps of Holy Cross Church in band uniforms. Each holds an instrument (drum, triangle or tambourine), except the girl in the middle who holds a baton. The entry to the...
American Legion; Veterans' organizations; Military bands; Parades & processions
Drum and Bugle Corps marching in formation, Jefferson Post American Legion, Kentucky. Men in Drum and Bugle Corps uniform perform music marching across an outdoor stadium with a crowd in the stands. The leader in white wields a baton over his head.
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and dock Company
Bow and port side view of SPRAGUE tied off at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. SPRAGUE, a stern wheel towboat with a steel hull (276 ft. x 61 ft. x 7.4 ft.) was built at Dubuque Boat & Boiler in Dubuque, Iowa in...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and dock Company
Port side view of SPRAGUE tied off at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. Sidewheeler INDIANA is upbound for Cincinnati in background. SPRAGUE, a stern wheel towboat with a steel hull (276 ft. x 61 ft. x 7.4 ft.) was...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and dock Company
Bow and port side view of SPRAGUE tied off at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. SPRAGUE, a stern wheel towboat with a steel hull (276 ft. x 61 ft. x 7.4 ft.) was built at Dubuque Boat & Boiler in Dubuque, Iowa in...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
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...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
PARGOUD, loaded with bales of cotton, at the bank of a river, probably near Baton Rouge. PARGOUD, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (242 ft. x 43 ft. x 7.6 ft.), was built in 1884 at Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Jeffersonville, Indiana....
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
JULIEN POYDRAS, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (145 ft. x 28 ft. x 4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1898. Owned by Baton Rouge & Bayou Sara Packet Co., JULIEN POYDRAS operated on the lower Mississippi River. JULIEN POYDRAS was bought by...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Child actors; Boys; Costumes; Posing; Military uniforms
Full-length character portrait of child actors Willie Collier and George Brenning in costume for their roles in "H. M. S. Pinafore." Both wear hats, jackets, and sailor pants, and the taller of the two holds a musket while the shorter,...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Musicians; Men; Music stands
Full-length portrait of left profile of mustachioed conductor Theodore Thomas with baton and music stand. He stands on an ornate rug, wearing a long double-breasted jacket. Thomas, was born in Esens, East Friesland, Germany, on October 11, 1835,...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Entertainers; Men
Portrait of producer and musician William H. West, known as "The Progressive Minstrel." He is seated, wearing a jacket with tails; tie; polka dot vest; and striped pants, and holding a baton and a pair of leather gloves. Born June 18,...
Three-quarter length portrait of performer Joseph Kline (J. K.) Emmet wearing a long suit jacket, tie, and striped pants, and holding a baton. Joseph K. Emmet performed at Macauley's Theatre twelve times between 1874 and 1893, in "Fritz, Our...
Full-length character portrait of renowned French actress, producer, and writer Sarah Bernhardt standing on a stage set of an interior, wearing a long velvet dress with train and long gloves, and holding a wand or baton. Born Henriette-Rosine...
Three-quarter length portrait of man standing with his left hand behind his back (holding a baton or cane), and wearing a belted wool suit jacket and bowler hat. Inscription on print, upper left: Yours truly J. R. Conroy [?]. Location of photo...
Full-length character portrait of woman with dark curly hair, leaning on a rock formation in front of an outdoor backdrop. She wears a tuxedo jacket with tails over a short white dress, white tights, and dance shoes laced at the ankles, and holds a...
