ROB'T E. LEE (Way #4778), post launch, 1876. |
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Object Description
| Title | ROB'T E. LEE (Way #4778), 1876 - 1885. |
| Way Number | 4778 |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | ROB'T. E. LEE (Way #4778), a side-wheel packet with wood hull (315 ft. x 48.5 ft. x 10.5 ft. (305,48,10?)), was built at Howard in 1876. Owned by Capt. John W. Cannon, ROB'T. E. LEE (Way #4778) operated on the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Vicksburg, Mississippi. This vessel was the second ROB'T. E. LEE and not the famed racer (Way #4777). She made 43 round trips and delivered a total of 124,084 cotton bales to New Orleans in 1878 and served as the Royal Yacht of Mardi Gras in 1878, 1879 and 1880. ROB'T. E. LEE (Way #4778) burned near the Yucatan Plantation in Mississippi on September 30, 1882. Thirty lives were lost. |
| Subject |
Side wheelers Steamboats Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.) Clark County (Ind.) Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1876 - 1882 |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Source | 5 x 7 in. 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 | ROB'T E. LEE (Way #4778), post launch, 1876. |
| Way Number | 4778 |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | ROB'T E. LEE in the Ohio River, shortly after she was launched at Howard Shipyard and caught by the tugboat FULTON. |
| Subject |
Side wheelers Steamboats Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.) Clark County (Ind.) Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1876 |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Source | 5 x 7 in. glass plate negative. Item No. 1986.90.2295 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 1986.90.2295 |
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