ROB'T. E. LEE (Way #4778), circa 1876-1882.
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Title |
ROB'T. E. LEE (Way #4778), circa 1876-1882. |
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Way Number |
4778 |
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Creator |
Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
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Description |
Picture of a mounted photograph of the starboard side and bow of ROB'T E. LEE at the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. ROB'T. E. LEE (Way #4778), a side-wheel packet with wood hull (315 ft. x 48.5 ft. x 10.5 ft.), 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. |
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Subject |
Side wheelers
Steamboats
Boat & ship industry |
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Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.)
Clark County (Ind.)
Ohio River |
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Date Original |
1876-1882 |
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Object Type |
Film negatives |
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Source |
5 x 7 in. color negative. Item No. 1986.90.T047 in the Howard Steamboat Museum Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives. |
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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). |
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Collection |
Howard Steamboat Museum Collection |
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Collection Website |
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/howard/ |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Photographic Archives |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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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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Image Number |
ULPA 1986.90.T047 |
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