JOHN K. SPEED, 1892-1902.
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Title |
JOHN K. SPEED, 1892-1902. |
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Way Number |
3077 |
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Creator |
Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
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Description |
Stern wheeler JOHN K. SPEED on the Ohio River near Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. JOHN K. SPEED, a stern wheel packet with a wood hull (261 ft. x 42 ft. x 8 ft.) was built in Madison, Indiana in 1892. Owned by Cincinnati, Memphis & New Orleans Packet Company, she operated on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers between Cincinnati and New Orleans. JOHN K. SPEED sank and was raised three times, including once just about the falls of the Ohio at Louisville on April 9, 1899. She burned at New Orleans on May 22, 1902. |
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Subject |
Stern wheelers
Steamboats |
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Location Depicted |
Ohio River |
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Date Original |
1892-1902 |
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Object Type |
Glass negatives |
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Source |
8 x 10 in. glass plate negative. Item No. 1986.90.0545 in the Howard Steamboat Museum Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives. |
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Citation Information |
See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/howard#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file). |
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Collection |
Howard Steamboat Museum Collection |
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Collection Website |
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/howard/ |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Photographic Archives |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Ordering Information |
To inquire about permission to publish, broadcast, or publicly display an image from this collection, contact the Howard Steamboat Museum: http://www.howardsteamboatmuseum.org/. To order a reproduction or for information about prices see: http://library.louisville.edu/archives/order Please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
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Image Number |
ULPA 1986.90.0545 |
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