W.W. O'NEIL, in ice on Ohio River, circa 1900.
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Title |
W.W. O'NEIL, in ice on Ohio River, circa 1900. |
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Way Number |
T2595 |
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Creator |
Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
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Description |
Stern view of towboat W.W. O'NEIL and other boats in ice on the Ohio River. Louisville Water Company pumping station is in the background. W.W. O'NEIL, a stern wheel towboat with a wood hull (201 ft. x 46 ft. x 8 ft.) was built at Pittsburgh in 1896. Owned by the W.W. O'Neil & Co., she was known as one of the great steamboats carrying huge tows of coal out of Pittsburgh to markets on the Ohio and lower Mississippi Rivers until she burned on November 25, 1913. |
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Subject |
Stern wheelers
Steamboats
Tugboats
Ice
Pumping stations |
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Location Depicted |
Ohio River
Louisville (Ky.)
Jefferson County (Ky.) |
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Date Original |
1896-1913 |
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Object Type |
Glass negatives |
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Source |
5 x 7 in. glass plate negative. Item No. 1986.90.2014 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 1986.90.2014 |
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