Launchings; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company; Boat & ship industry; Podiums
Mrs. Dennie F. Berry, surrounded by three men on a flag draped stand, holds a decorated champagne bottle, as she prepares to christen the CITY OF ROCK ISLAND wharfboat at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana in 1930
Picture of a mounted photograph of ISLAND QUEEN (Way #2799) on ways at Mississippi Valley Marine Railway & Dock Company in Mound City, Illinois. This shipyard was acquired by the Howards in the early 1900s.
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
G.W. HILL, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (190 ft. x 36 ft. x 5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1909. Owned by G. W. Hill, the boat operated in the St. Louis -Calhoun County area initially and, after being converted to an excursion boat, on the...
Lock of the Louisville and Portland Canal, on the Ohio River, looking north (upstream) to Shippingport Island. The lower lock gate and two stone buildings are in the foreground. The upper lock gate and an access bridge to Shippingport Island is in...
Map of northeastern United States, excluding New England but including "New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and the Territory N:W: of Ohio," shows state borders, mountain ranges, rivers, major creeks, large lakes, cities, and...
Plate showing the Louisville and Portland Canal, with Sand Island, Shippingport, Corn Island, Louisville, the Ohio River, and Kentucky also labeled. Printed above map frame: "Plate I." Printed beneath map frame: "Note: From survey...
Map of Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1926, with railroads and electric lines labeled as well as parks, cemeteries, hospitals, public buildings and utilities, Kentucky State Fairgrounds, Louisville Jockey Club, Reform School, and Kentucky Institute...
Flooded creek or river with water past a fence and approaching a road. Posted signs are for Pleasure Island and an arrow pointing toward Bose Island. Labeled time is 12:45 pm.
Elevated railroads; Railroads; Cities & towns; Parks
View from above of elevated railway with a train on the tracks. Below is a park with paths, a gazebo, and trees. A ship is in the water in the distance. Title: Battery Park - extreme southern part of Manhattan Island - Elevated Railway and New York...
Flat waterfront of dirt and branches with Silver Creek and its opposite shore in the background. There is a small island about halfway between the two shores.
Niagara Falls seen from Goat Island. The falls themselves fill most of the image, but a bridge is visible in the background, and human figures can be seen looking over a railing on the right. Postmarked 1908 on verso.
Seaside settlement and boats in harbor against mountainous background. One large ship occupies the middle of the harbor; smoke trails out of its smokestack. There are smaller boats in the water, as well, and a dock or pier extending into the water....
Souvenir postcard folder from Savannah, Georgia. Includes a variety of images of buildings in Savannah, including Christ Church Episcopal Church, the city hall, various hotels, Central of Georgia Railway Hospital [sic], the masonic temple, and...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Theaters; Stages (Platforms); Auditoriums;
Interior view of the Playhouse theater on its original site, showing the auditorium seats and curtain. Originally built as a chapel for the Louisville Industrial House of Reform, the Playhouse was purchased by the University of Louisville, circa...
"This mosaic decorated the bottom of a shallow pool […]. The hole at its center belonged to a water jet. […] Its border consists of a band of twisted ribbon between plain bands. The emblema shows one of the popular episodes related to the...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)
Jim Scott or James Scott (1888-1957) also known as Death Valley Jim. Color portrait of Jim Scott with the Chicago White Sox. A white stocking is in the top left corner and 'White Sox' is in the top right. Verso: James Scott. James Scott, one of the...
Looking East on Broadway, with a traffic light overhanging trolley tracks in a street. A small cement island with a railing separates the street from a space in front of the Brown Hotel. A man in a hat leans against that railing as horses pull a...
A mounted policeman observes as a crowd awaits entry to a trolley car. The car is stopped next to a concrete island in the middle of Broadway. Another officer behind the trolley directs cars to wait. Across the street, the Heyburn building...
