Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
According to the photographer's notes, this is the "Pittsburgh derrick hull" under construction on the grade at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana.
Tugboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
People on the riverbank watch the DEMOPOLIS (Way T0593) float in the Ohio River shortly after she was launched from Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. One of her sister ships, CORDOVA (Way T0510) is also under...
Dredges; Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
According to the photographer's notes, "Cincinnati dredge on grade." Presumably this is the Cincinnati dredge that was launched in 1908 from Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana, and the sternwheeler under...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Sternwheel snagboats R.C. McCALLA (Way T0287) and TOMBIGBEE (Way T2458) on the icy Ohio River while under construction at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana.
Barges; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
People are gathered to watch American Barge Line's first steel barge slide off the ways and onto the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Port side of side-wheeler AMERICA (Way #241), loaded with passengers, at the bank of the Ohio River in Madison, Indiana. AMERICA, a side-wheel packet and excursion boat with wood hull (285 ft. x 45 ft. x 6 ft.), was built in 1917 at Howard...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Shipping; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
H.M. CARTER, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (155 ft. x 28 ft. x 3.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1901 and received a new cabin there in 1906. Owned by Carter Packet Company in New Orleans, H.M. CARTER operated on the lower Mississippi River...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Stern and port side of GREY EAGLE, almost complete, sitting with steam up, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. GREY EAGLE, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (250 ft. x 40 ft. x 5.5 ft.), was built by Howard in 1892. Owned by Eagle Packet...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
WM. GARIG, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (175 ft. x 35 ft. x 5.2 ft.), was built at Howard in 1904. Owned by Baton Rouge & Bayou Sara Packet Co., WM. GARIG operated on the lower Mississippi and Ouachita Rivers. In 1918, she was sold to...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of MAMIE S. BARRETT, tied to the bank of the Ohio River shortly after she was launched at Howard Shipyard. MAMIE S. BARRETT, a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (146 ft. x 30 ft. x 5 ft.), was built by Howard in 1921. Owned by...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
MINNESOTA, a stern-wheel pleasure boat with steel hull (115.9 ft. x 30.2 ft. x 5.2 ft.), was built in 1915 - 1916 at Howard Shipyard for the Mayo Brothers of Rochester, Minnesota. The famous doctors ran her primarily on the Mississippi River and...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
CITY OF SALTILLO, a sternwheel packet with wood hull (200 ft. x 37 ft. x 6.6 ft.), was built in 1905 at Howard Ship Yard and Dock Company in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Owned by St Louis & Tennessee River Packet Co., she operated on the...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
JAMES LEE, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (230 ft. x 43 ft. x 7 ft.), was built at Howard in 1898. Owned by Lee Line in Memphis, Tennessee, JAMES LEE operated on the lower Mississippi River between Memphis and Friars Point, Mississippi. ...
Ferries; Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
STEEL QUEEN, a stern-wheel towboat and ferry with wood hull (125 ft. x 28 ft. x 3.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1901. Owned by Pressed Steel Car Company, STEEL QUEEN operated on the upper Ohio River in the McKees Rocks, Woods Run and Bellvue,...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
JOHN A. PATTON, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (167 ft. x 34.5 ft. x 6.4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1906. Owned by Tennessee River Navigation Co., JOHN A. PATTON operated in the Chattanooga and Decatur, Alabama area. She burned at...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
JULIEN POYDRAS, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (145 ft. x 28 ft. x 4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1898. Owned by Baton Rouge & Bayou Sara Packet Co., JULIEN POYDRAS operated on the lower Mississippi River. JULIEN POYDRAS was bought by...
Ferries; Side wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
JULIUS S. WALSH, a side-wheel ferry with steel hull (169 ft. x 50 ft. x 7 ft.), was built at Howard in 1912. Owned by Wiggins Ferry Company in St. Louis, she operated in that area.
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
KATE ADAMS (Way #3217), a side-wheel packet with steel hull (240 ft. x 36 ft. x 8.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1899. Owned by Memphis Arkansas City Packet Co., KATE ADAMS (Way #3217) operated on the lower Mississippi river between Memphis and...
