Window alcove, dining table, chandelier and buffet in the dining room of the Howard Mansion in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. According to Frances Howard Kohlkepp, the walls were rosy red with gold flecks, the wood was cherry, the...
Window alcove, dining table, chandelier and buffet in the dining room of the Howard Mansion in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. According to Frances Howard Kohlkepp, the walls were rosy red with gold flecks, the wood was cherry, the...
From left to right, Clyde, Laura, Laura Jean, Julia, Frances and Edmonds J. Howard on the steps to the west entrance of the Howard Mansion in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana.
Mansions; Fourth of July celebrations; Cannons; Caissons (Vehicles); Flags; Lawns
The Howard Mansion, in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana, decorated for the Fourth of July, with flags lining the driveway as well as cannons and caissons on the lawn. Fourth of July and Christmas were the only two holidays at the shipyard.
Desks; Model ships; Mansions; Howard Steamboat Museum
Small secretary desk in the Howard Mansion, now the Howard Steamboat Museum, in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The desk has a fold down writing surface and pigeonholes for storage. A model of the sternwheeler BOAZ sits atop the desk.
The parlor, also known as the music room, in the Howard Mansion in Jeffersonville, Indiana. A Hallett & Cumston square grand piano sits to the left and gilt chairs are on both sides of the fireplace on the right. The room's dcor is Moorish,...
The parlor, also known as the music room, in the Howard Mansion in Jeffersonville, Indiana. A Hallett & Cumston square grand piano sits to the left and gilt chairs are on both sides of the fireplace on the right. The room's dcor is Moorish,...
Beds; Brasswork; Mansions; Howard Steamboat Museum
Brass bed in James E. "Captain Jim" Howard's bedroom in the Howard Mansion, now the Howard Steamboat Museum. The bed, which is out of focus in the picture, was purchased at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. The image is out of...
Libraries (Rooms); Mansions; Howard Steamboat Museum
Library in the Howard Mansion, now the Howard Steamboat Museum, as seen from the hall near the west entrance around 1965. A tufted sofa is against the golden oak paneled wall on the left and a piano sits in the window alcove near the fireplace. The...
Gilt sofa, table and mirror in the parlor of the Howard Mansion, now the Howard Steamboat Museum, in Jeffersonville, Indiana. A tapestry hangs over the sofa.
Mansions; Dining rooms; Dining tables; Buffets (Furniture); Howard Steamboat Museum
Window alcove, dining table, chandelier and buffet in the cherry paneled dining room of the Howard Mansion, now the Howard Steamboat Museum, in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Hand-carved oak secretary in the main hall on the second floor of the Howard Mansion, now the Howard Steamboat Museum, in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The desk, which was made at Howard Shipyard, is decorated with oak leaves and acorns. The circular...
Chandelier, fireplace, gilt chair and sofa, and curio cabinet in the parlor of the Howard Mansion, now the Howard Steamboat Museum, in Jeffersonville, Indian.
Long building at the foot of a tree-covered mountain. In front is a stone canal or river with a bridge running across it. Descriptive information on back of card: Mauch Chunk The Switzerland of America. Photographed and Published by G.F. Gates,...
