ALEX PERRY, circa 1892.
Title
ALEX PERRY , circa 1892 .
Way Number
124
Creator
Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer)
Description
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 Capt . Tom C . Ryman , ALEX PERRY operated in the Nashville area . She burned , along with W.L . HORTON , when the wharf-boat at Evansville , Indiana caught fire on April 18 , 1896 .
Subject
Stern wheelers Steamboats Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Location Depicted
Jeffersonville (Ind.) Ohio River
Date Original
1891 - 1892
Object Type
Glass negatives
Source
8 x 10 in. glass plate negative. Item No. 1986.90.0505 in the Howard Steamboat Museum Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Howard Steamboat Museum Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/howard/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jp2
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1986.90.0505
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