Boathouse at Howard Shipyard on icy Ohio River at Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana in February, 1908. Towboats R.C. McCALLA and TOMBIGBEE are tied to the river bank east of the boathouse.
Snow; Ice; Barges; Tugboats; Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Boats lined up along the snow-covered bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. From left to right: an unidentified tugboat, unidentified derrick, unidentified pump boat, towboat WM. DUFFY, towboat...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Tugboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
BOB BLANKS, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (175 ft. x 35 ft. x 5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1903. Owned by J.P. Parker, she operated on the lower Mississippi River between New Orleans and the Red River. A handsome cotton style packet with...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Boiler for TECHE being moved in the Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana. TECHE, a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (86 ft. x 19 ft. x 4.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1910. Owned by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, TECHE operated in the New...
Model ships; Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Steamboat Museum
Bow and port side of a scale model of the sidewheeler ROBT. E. LEE (Way #4777) on a table in the yard of the Howard Mansion, now the Howard Steamboat Museum. The real steamer ROBT. E. LEE (Way #4777), a packet with a wood hull (285.5 ft. x 46...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of CITY OF SAVANNAH (Way #1135), almost complete, tied to the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. CITY OF SAVANNAH, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (186 ft. x 31 ft. x 5 ft.), was built in 1889. Owned by St. Louis &...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of ELECTRA, nearing completion, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. ELECTRA, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (170 ft. x 35 ft. x 5.5 ft.), was built by Howard in 1897. Owned by Red River Line, ELECTRA operated on...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of H.W. BUTTORFF, complete, tied to bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. H.W. BUTTORFF, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (160 ft. x 30 ft. x 4.1 ft.), was built by Howard in 1896. Owned by Ryman Line in Nashville, H.W....
Ferries; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of MADISON at the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. Bow of GREY EAGLE can be seen behind MADISON. MADISON, a center wheel ferry with wood hull (157.4 ft. x 45.4 x 6.1 ft.), was built in 1892 at Howard Ship Yards and...
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; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of MARY, sitting with steam up, tied to the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. MARY, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (141 ft. x 28 ft. x 3.6 ft.), was built by Howard in 1899. Owned by Joseph T. Spieth, she operated on...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of packet ALEX PERRY, under construction before her stacks were installed, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. ALEX PERRY, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (149.9 ft. x 28.5 ft. x 3.5 ft.), was built in 1891. Owned by...
Ferries; Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of stern-wheel ferry EDNA at the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. EDNA's wood hull (64.7 ft. x 19 ft. x 3 ft.) was built by Howard in 1914. Owned by Robert H. Groh in Chester, Illinois, EDNA operated in the Chester,...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of stern-wheeler C.E. SATTERLEE, with steam up at Howard Shipyard on the Ohio River. C.E. SATTERLEE, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (162 ft. x 30 ft. x 4.5 ft.), was built by Howard in 1889. Owned by Texas & Pacific...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of stern-wheeler CARRIE HOPE, at the bank of the Ohio River, while be renovated at Howard Shipyard. CARRIE HOPE, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (150 ft. x 27.3 ft. x 4.5 ft.), was originally named C.N. DAVIS when she was...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and dock Company
Bow and port side view of SPRAGUE tied off at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. SPRAGUE, a stern wheel towboat with a steel hull (276 ft. x 61 ft. x 7.4 ft.) was built at Dubuque Boat & Boiler in Dubuque, Iowa in...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and dock Company
Bow and port side view of SPRAGUE tied off at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. SPRAGUE, a stern wheel towboat with a steel hull (276 ft. x 61 ft. x 7.4 ft.) was built at Dubuque Boat & Boiler in Dubuque, Iowa in...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side views of BOAZ (Way T0278) and CHARLEY JUTTE (T 0396) tied to the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. BOAZ, a stern wheel towboat with a wood hull (193 ft. x 44 ft. x 6.5 ft.),...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow views of BOAZ (Way T0278) and CHARLEY JUTTE (T 0396) tied to the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. BOAZ, a stern wheel towboat with a wood hull (193 ft. x 44 ft. x 6.5 ft.), was built at...
