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| Title | CITY OF BATON ROUGE, 1916. |
| Way Number | 1050 |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | CITY OF BATON ROUGE, a centerwheel ferry with steel hull (115.2 ft. x 28 ft. x 7.2 ft.), was built at Howard in 1916. Owned by Baton Rouge Transportation Co., CITY OF BATON ROUGE operated at the the Louisiana city, carrying up to twenty-one automobiles and 500 people. She was sold around 1970. Her engines were placed on the JULIA BELLE SWAIN in 1971 and her stacks and pilothouse were lost in a tornado sometime later, but the CITY OF BATON ROUGE still serves as the landing boat for the TWILIGHT riverboat in LeClaire, Iowa. |
| Subject |
Ferries Steamboats Launchings Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.) Clark County (Ind.) Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1916 |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Source | Glass plate 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 | CITY OF BATON ROUGE, 1916. |
| Way Number | 1050 |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | CITY OF BATON ROUGE, with a large crowd of passengers on board, preparing to leave from Howard Shipyard on a trial run on the Ohio River. |
| Subject |
Ferries Stern wheelers Steamboats Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.) Clark County (Ind.) Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1916 |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Source | 8 x 10 in. glass plate negative. Item No. 1986.90.0070 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 1986.90.0070 |
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