United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Armies
Army transports at Cairo levee at Cairo, Illinois. Drawing of steamboats in a line in the river and people by the shore and approaching the shore at night, the moon visible over the city on the embankment. Below image: "Army transport at the...
Bales of cotton covering a large area in front of a large paddle boat or paddle steamer. In the foreground two African-American men sit on the bales. Other men are in the background. Title: 12479 - Cotton! Cotton! Cotton! Levee, New Orleans, La....
Loretta Howard, another woman and a young child, presumably Ed Howard, are passengers in a skiff boat at the Mechanic Street levee during the 1913 Ohio River flood. Several men, a boy and a dog are standing around the levee. According to the...
Floods--Ohio River; Houses; Dwellings; Streets; Utility poles
According to the photographer's notes, this picture of a flooded residential street is "looking north from levee across playground at 10:40 March 31, 1913".
Ohio River bridge and levee, with steamboat at dock and people working and milling along shoreline. Written on image: "Published & Copyrighted, 1883, by Wittemann Bros., 45 Murray St., New York.; Louis Glaser, Leipzig; Levee & Ohio...
Long wooden building, identified as a railroad station, with water and boats or ships behind it. In front are horse-drawn carriages and wagons. Some people stand in front of the building. Title: Levee & R.R. Station, N.O.L.A. Text on left:...
Floods--Ohio River; Streets; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings; Utility poles
Market Street in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana during the 1907 Ohio River flood. According to the photographer's notes, this picture is "looking down towards the levee taken from the skiff" on January 23, 1907.
Small boat carrying Loretta Howard and her children Ed and Martha, approaches the Market Street levee in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana during the 1913 Ohio River flood. Men are gathered at the top of the levee.
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.
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
SHILOH, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (150 ft. x 28 ft. x 4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1902. Owned by St. Louis & Tennessee River Packet Co., she operated primarily in the Savannah and Danville area. SHILOH hit a levee and sank at...
Large paddle boat or paddle steamer docked on the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee. To the right is the shore with a few horse-drawn carriages. On the levee in front of the boat is a small house and horse-drawn carriages at the bridge...
Address: Waterfront, Louisville, Kentucky. Men haul nets as two horses stand waiting. The horses are attached to a cart that says "Standard Oil Co." on the side. A pallet near the water includes a Coca-Cola box. A steamboat on the Ohio...
