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| Title | ARTHUR HIDER, 1898. |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | ARTHUR HIDER, a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (163 ft. x 30 ft. x 6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1898. Owned by Mississippi River Commission, the tugboat operated on the lower Mississippi River until 1935 when she was sold to A. O. Kirschner of Cincinnati. Her most famous feat was towing a number of houses on barges from Point Pleasant, West Virginia to Uniontown, Kentucky as part of the war effort in 1944. She was dismantled in 1946. |
| Subject |
Stern wheelers Tugboats Steamboats Launchings Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.) Clark County (Ind.) Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1898 |
| Object Type |
Glass negatives Safety film negatives |
| Source | Glass plate and safety film negatives in the Howard Steamboat Museum Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives (ULPA 1986.90). |
| 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). |
| 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 | 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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| Title | ARTHUR HIDER, 1898. |
| Way Number | T0168 |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | Starboard side of tugboat ARTHUR HIDER, almost complete, in the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana. |
| Subject |
Stern wheelers Tugboats Steamboats Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.) Clark County (Ind.) Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1898 |
| Object Type | Safety film negatives |
| Source | 3 x 4 in. b&w safety film negative. Item No. 1986.90.3412 in the Howard Steamboat Museum Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives. |
| 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). |
| 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 | 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. |
| Image Number | ULPA 1986.90.3412 |
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