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Object Description
| Title | G.W. HILL, 1909. |
| Way Number | 2188 |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | G.W. HILL, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (190 ft. x 36 ft. x 5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1909. Owned by G. W. Hill, the boat operated in the St. Louis -Calhoun County area initially and, after being converted to an excursion boat, on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from Pittsburgh to New Orleans. She was sold to Coney Island Amusement Company in Cincinnati in 1912 and renamed ISLAND MAID (Way #2796). After burning and being rebuilt in 1929, she was lost in a fire on the marine ways at Madison, Indiana on December 7, 1932. |
| Subject |
Stern wheelers Steamboats Ship trials Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.) Clark County (Ind.) Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1909 |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Source | 8 x 10 in. glass plate negatives in the Howard Steamboat Museum Collection, University of 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 | G.W. HILL, trial run #1. |
| Way Number | 2188 |
| Creator | Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
| Description | Port side of G.W. HILL, backing out from the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. |
| Subject |
Stern wheelers Steamboats Ship trials Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company |
| Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.) Clark County (Ind.) Ohio River |
| Date Original | 1909 |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Source | 8 x 10 in. glass plate negative. Item No. 1986.90.0302 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 1986.90.0302 |
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