Barge construction at Howard Ship Yards, circa 1885.
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Title |
Barge construction at Howard Ship Yards, circa 1885. |
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Creator |
Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer)
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Contributors |
Howard Steamboat Museum (collector) |
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Description |
Men building a steel hulled dredge on the grade at Howard shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. The stern wheeler CARRIE HOPE, undergoing renovation, is tied up next to the barge at the bank of the Ohio River. A large supply of timber logs also floats along the shore. The CARRIE HOPE was built by Howard in 1879 and was eventually lost in ice at Louisville, Kentucky in February, 1895. |
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Subject |
Stern wheelers
Barges
Boat & ship industry
Lumber
Dredges
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Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.)
Clark County (Ind.)
Ohio River |
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Date Original |
1880-1894 |
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Object Type |
Glass negatives |
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Source |
8 x 10 in. glass plate negative. Item No. 1986.90.0620 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/jp2 |
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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 1986.90.0620 |
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