United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Gunboats; Cairo (Gunboat)
Photograph of the Gunboat Cairo and its black-clad crew standing (a few sitting) both on top and at the level of the water, from which a ladder ascends. On the top there are also two smoke stacks and a United States flag.The Cairo is near the...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Armies
Army transports at Cairo levee at Cairo, Illinois. Drawing of steamboats in a line in the river and people by the shore and approaching the shore at night, the moon visible over the city on the embankment. Below image: "Army transport at the...
Five turbaned men and two harnessed donkeys in front of a building with a metal grid, part of the "Orient" concession along the "Pike" at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. On the building to the left of the grid, a notice...
Ferries; Stern wheelers; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Port side view of CITY OF CAIRO tied to the bank at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. CITY OF CAIRO (Way #1057), a stern wheel ferry with a wood hull (117 ft. x 27.4 ft. x 3.4 ft.), was built for the Illinois city in...
