Side wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
BELLE OF THE BENDS, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (210 ft. x 32.6 ft. x 7.4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1898. Owned by Vicksburg & Greenville Packet Co., BELLE OF THE BENDS operated on the lower Mississippi River between Greenville and...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
ED RICHARDSON tied to a river bank. ED RICHARDSON, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (309 ft. x 49 ft. x 12 ft.), was built in 1878 at Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Owned by Capt. John W. Cannon, she operated on...
University of Louisville--Students; Fraternities & sororities; Fund raising; Students;
Fraternity and sorority members gathered around a round table with two older men. The older men are Gil Adams (left) and Sid Appel (right). There are packets and papers on the table. The students are being told what their part will be in...
