James E. "Captain Jim" Howard's bedroom, in the Howard Mansion in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. The brass bed was purchased at the Columbian exposition in Chicago.
Fireplace and surrounding area, which includes a chaise lounge, fox skin rug and small stuffed alligator, in Captain Jim Howard's bedroom in the Howard Mansion in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. This room was also known as the pansy room...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Ship equipment & rigging; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
JOHN HOWARD, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (180 ft. x 36 ft. x 6.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1871. JOHN HOWARD operated on the lower Mississippi River between New Orleans and the Ouachita River. JOHN HOWARD was rebuilt with a new hull...