Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
HYACINTH, a stern wheel towboat with a wood hull (102.5 ft. x 28 ft. x 2.5 ft.) was originally built in Patterson, Louisiana for U.S. Engiineers in the New Orleans district. Howard built this new hull (119 ft. x 23 ft. x 5 ft.) for her in 1922-1923.
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
LOOKOUT, a stern wheel towboat with a wood hull (110 ft. x 25 ft. x 4 ft.) was built by Howard in 1896 for U.S. Engineers in the Chattanooga district. She was rebuilt in 1915 (137.7 ft. x 25.6 ft. x 4.3 ft.) and then retired in 1923.
Train approaching from the left on a set of railroad tracks in a row of four sets. Tree-covered mountains and a body of water are in the background. A man sits on a tree stump next to the tracks. Title: (79) Famous Horseshoe Curve among Allegheny...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side views of BOAZ (Way T0278) and CHARLEY JUTTE (T 0396) tied to the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. BOAZ, a stern wheel towboat with a wood hull (193 ft. x 44 ft. x 6.5 ft.),...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow views of BOAZ (Way T0278) and CHARLEY JUTTE (T 0396) tied to the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. BOAZ, a stern wheel towboat with a wood hull (193 ft. x 44 ft. x 6.5 ft.), was built at...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
J.M. WHITE, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (312.7 ft. x 47.9 ft. x 11.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1878. Owned by Greenville & New Orleans Packet Co., J.M. WHITE operated on the lower Mississippi River. The 276th boat built at Howard,...
Steep set of railroad tracks viewed from the bottom of the hill. Trees are on either side. At the base two men are on the left and another kneels on the right. Stacks of wood are on the right side. Title: No. 160 - Mount Pisgah Plane; Lth. 2341...
Steep set of railroad tracks viewed from the bottom of the hill. One person sits at the base on the right side. Trees are on either side of the tracks. Text on left: Photographed and Published by M.A. Kleckner, Mansion House, Mauch Chunk, Pa. Text...
Excerpt from Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen website (http://oldenburgvanbruggen.com/) regarding the sculpture shown here: Soft Shuttlecock. Collection Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Partial Gift, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, New...
Excerpt from Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen website (http://oldenburgvanbruggen.com/) regarding the sculpture shown here: Soft Shuttlecock. Collection Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Partial Gift, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, New...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
ALTON, a side-wheel excursion boat with wood hull (241.1 ft. x 38 ft. x 7.3 ft.), was built at Howard in 1906. Owned by Eagle Packet Company in St. Louis, ALTON operated on the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Alton, Illinois. She had a...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of packet ALEX PERRY, under construction before her stacks were installed, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. ALEX PERRY, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (149.9 ft. x 28.5 ft. x 3.5 ft.), was built in 1891. Owned by...
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...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
CITY OF MUSKOGEE backing out from Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana on a trial run up the Ohio River. CITY OF MUSKOGEE, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (127.6 ft. x 28.5 ft. x 4.7 ft.), was built at Howard in 1908. Owned by Merchants...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Launchings; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
G.W. THOMAS, a stern-wheel towboat with wood hull (173.5 ft. x 28 ft. x 6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1901. Owned by Peoples Coal Co. in Pittsburgh, she operated on the upper Ohio River. G.W. THOMAS was sold and renamed ALICIA in 1913 and then...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
STANDARD, a stern-wheel towboat with wood hull (130.2 ft. x 30.8 ft. x 5.8 ft.), was built at Howard in 1914. Owned by Standard Oil Company, STANDARD operated on the Mississippi River between Alton, Illinois and Memphis, Tennessee. This was...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Boat engines; Launchings; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
GOUVERNEUR, an electric stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (121.9 ft. x 23 ft. x 5 ft.), was built in 1926 at Howard Ship Yard and Dock Company in Jeffersonville.
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
ISSAQUENA, a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (145.5 ft. x 30 ft. x 6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1912. Owned by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Vicksburg District, ISSAQUENA operated on the lower Mississippi River. ISSAQUENA was renamed...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
DeKOVEN, a side-wheel railroad transfer with wood hull (232.3 ft. x 37 ft. x 6.1 ft.), was built by Howard in 1894. Owned by Ohio Valley Railroad, DeKOVEN operated in the Paducah-Brookport area until 1912 when she was sent to Helena, Arkansas....
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
EXPORTER, towing a barge on the Ohio River. EXPORTER, a stern-wheel towboat with wood hull (186.5 ft. x 35 ft. x 6 ft.), was built at Howard Shipyard in Madison, Indiana in 1895 for St. Louis & Mississippi Valley Transportation Company. She...
