Rivers; Steamboats; Railroad tracks; Transportation; Smokestacks; Electric signs
A boat with "Hollywood Showboat" on the side is near the shore of Louisville, Kentucky. Beyond that are the smokestacks of the Louisville Gas & Electric Company and a sign reading, "The Gateway to the South / Louisville."...
Rivers; Steamboats; Railroads; Transportation; Smokestacks; Electric signs
A boat with "Hollywood Showboat" on the side is near the shore of Louisville, Kentucky. Beyond that are the smokestacks of the Louisville Gas & Electric Company and a sign reading, "The Gateway to the South / Louisville."...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Distant starboard side view of towboat VEGA, tied to the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. VEGA, a stern-wheel towboat with wood hull (104 ft. x 17 ft. x 3.3 ft.), was built at Howard in 1901. Owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Port side view of INLAND alongside an unidentified barge at Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana. INLAND, a stern wheel towboat with a wood hull (134.7 ft. x 28 ft. x 5 ft.), was built at Paducah, Kentucky in 1927. Owned by Inland Waterways...
