ALMA and launch of barge, 1900.
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Title |
ALMA and launch of barge, 1900. |
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Way Number |
189 |
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Creator |
Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
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Description |
Men riding wooden barge named "Maud" down the ways and onto the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana in 1900. Stern wheel packet ALMA is under construction at the bank of the river. ALMA (Way #0189), a stern wheel packet with a wood hull (155 ft. x 32 ft. x 4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1900. Owned by Red River Line, she operated primarily in the New Orleans-Shreveport area until she struck a pier of the Grand Encore bridge in 1904. |
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Subject |
Barges
Stern wheelers
Steamboats
Boat & ship industry
Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
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Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.)
Clark County (Ind.)
Ohio River |
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Date Original |
1900 |
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Object Type |
Glass negatives |
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Source |
8 x 10 in. glass plate negative. Item No. 1986.90.0438 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 1986.90.0438 |
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