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Title
Louisville
,
Ky
. The
river
front
and "
Big
Four
"
R.R
.
bridge
.
Creator
Terhune, Albert Wheaton (correspondent)
Description
Busy
dock
on the
Ohio
River
.
Three
wharfboats
line
the
shore
and the
City
of
Cincinnati
steamboat
is
docked
behind
them. The
City
of
Cincinnati
steamboat
traveled
daily
between
Cincinnati
,
Ohio
and
Louisville
,
Kentucky
.
Several
people
and a
horse
and
carriage
are on the
riverbank
. The
Big
Four
Bridge
is
in the
background
. A.
W
.
Terhune
wrote
on the
front
of the
postcard
: "Not
far
from the
office
,
Pop
,
6/18/07.
" The
inscription
on the
verso
reads
, "The
river
front
and
'Big
Four'
R.R
.
bridge
. The
river
front
is
eight
miles
long
. The
city
wharf
fronts
on the
Ohio
River
,
where
are the
ferry
landings
and
three
handsome
steel
railway
bridges
,
-
two
to
Jeffersonville
(Indiana)
and
one
to
New
Albany
. The
latter
is
that of the
'Big
Four'
Railway
, and
is
the
loftiest
pier
bridge
ever
built
,
being
375
feet
above
low
water
;
it
is
of the
canitlever
variety
, and
cost
about
$2,000,000.
"
Subject
Big Four Bridge
Rivers
Steamboats
Men
Women
Carriages & coaches
Boathouses
Piers & wharves
Waterfronts
Location Depicted
Louisville (Ky.)
Jefferson County (Ky.)
Ohio River
Date Original
19--?
Object Type
Postcards
Source
3x5 color postcard published by Raphael Tuck & Sons', from their Post Card Series, no. 2405 "Louisville, Ky." ULPA 1987.70.90 in the A.W. Terhune Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/kyimages#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).
Collection
Images of Kentucky and Environs
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/kyimages/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copying.html/.
Please cite the Image Number when ordering.
Image Number
ULPA
1987.70.90
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