C.C. Slider towboat, 1928.
Title
C.C . Slider towboat , 1928 .
Contributors
Caufield & Shook (photographer)
Description
This view of the C.C . Slider on the Ohio River shows the paddlewheel end of the towboat . Owned by E . T . Slider , Inc . this boat was built in Midland , Pennsylvania by Midland Barge Company 1928 . The engines were built by Marietta Manufacturing Company . The officers and crew included Captain Ed Hauser (Master) ; Captain Roy McBride (Master , 1938 , 1939) ; H . M . Prather (Chief Engineer) . It was named for Chester C . Slider , son of E . T . Slider . Although regularly employed in the Louisville area , this boat made frequent trips to Huntington for coal . Captain Ed Hauser of Jeffersonville was master for some time ; he died December 1941 . Captain Roy McBride was on her in 1938 , 1939 , maybe longer . H . M . Prather long was chief engineer . The boat was laid up for dismantling in 1952 .
Invoice Information
E.T . Slider Co , River Road , Invoice Number 48512
Subject
Tugboats Boat & ship industry
Location Depicted
Ohio River Louisville (Ky.) Jefferson County (Ky.)
Date Original
1928-11-12
Source
8 x 10 in. b&w nitrate negative. Item no. ULPA CS 096979 in the Caufield & Shook Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Caufield & Shook Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/cs/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA CS 096979
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