A two-story brick building damaged by a tornado in Jeffersonville, Indiana in March, 1890. Three unidentified men are on the sidewalk outside the fence and others are examining the damage more closely. The roof and parts of the upper level...
A view of the houses along the street where Wilna Coyner Ensley lives, probably in Indianapolis, Indiana. All the houses are two stories tall and have front porches. A small dog is on the lawn of one house. The street is lined with trees.
A view of the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge through a veil of fog in Louisville, Kentucky. The bridge was built in 1868 and reinforced later in 1919. It has also been known as the Conrail Railroad Bridge, the 14th Street Bridge, and now as the...
Barges; Stern wheelers; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
About ten men ride a barge as she slides off the ways and onto the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. Stern wheel packet CLYDE (Way #1202) is under construction at the bank of the river. According to the...
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...
Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
According to the photographer's notes, and unidentified "steel tug and dredge on grade" at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana.
According to the photographer's notes, this image is of people "building a flat on the Penn Street Levee April 1, 1913 @ 11:05." Penn Street was in Port Fulton, Indiana which was annexed by Jeffersonville in 1926.
According to the photographer's notes, this is "Albert Holmes' house & motor April 1, 1913 flood". A boat is tied between the flooded house and a telephone pole. In the 1910 census, Albert Holmes was living on Market Street in...
According to the photographer's notes, this is "Aunt Kate," presumably Edmonds J. Howard's sister Kate Isabella Howard Baird. The notes for another photograph (ULPA 1986.90.2204) identify the older child as "Lucy," who is...
According to the photographer's notes, this is "Aunt Marg" sitting in a chair in front of the fountain on the lawn of the Howard Mansion in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana.
According to the photographer's notes, this is "P. McDun's house . . . 1913" probably referring to Patrick McDunn, a carpenter at Howard Shipyard, who was living on Jefferson Street in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana at the time...
Floods--Ohio River; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company; Boat & ship industry
According to the photographer's notes, this is lower grade of the flooded Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana, as seen from the "office porch, Mar. 30, 1913 at 10:35".
Floods--Ohio River; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company; Boat & ship industry
According to the photographer's notes, this is Section 4 of the flooded Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana, as seen from the "roof of the mould loft, Apl. 2 at 10:15," but much of the image is...
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.
According to the photographer's notes, this photograph is of "May Belle and Lucy," who are presumed to be Edmonds J. Howard's niece, May Belle Baird (sitting) , and her niece Lucy Ellen Baird (standing). They appear to be in the yard of...
Floods--Ohio River; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company; Boat & ship industry
According to the photographer's notes, this picture is "looking down banks" at the Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana on January 21, 1907 at 3:00 P.M. It shows the mill, the boat house, and...
Industry; Sand; Bridges; Transportation; Rivers; Waterfronts; Big Four Bridge
Address: 129-133 River Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Sand is heaped in piles at the Ohio River Sand Company along the Ohio River, next to the buildings for Pittsburgh Fuel Company. Rows of railroad cars are parked next to the businesses. Three boats...
Industry; Sand; Bridges; Transportation; Rivers; Waterfronts; Big Four Bridge
Address: 129-133 River Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Sand is heaped in piles at the Ohio River Sand Company along the Ohio River. Industrial equipment, buildings and utility lines mark the property. A fuel company boat is docked along the river and...
Address: 2910 High Street (now Northwestern Parkway), Louisville, Kentucky. The exterior of the Kentucky and Indiana Railroad office building is shown with its multiple chimneys and dual balconies. The entryway and one of the balconies have...
