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ELECTRA, 1897.

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Title	ELECTRA, 1897.
Way Number	1750
Creator	Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer)
Description	Bow and port side of ELECTRA, nearing completion, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. ELECTRA, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (170 ft. x 35 ft. x 5.5 ft.), was built by Howard in 1897. Owned by Red River Line, ELECTRA operated on the Red River initially, and later on both the Cumberland and Missouri Rivers before moving to Mobile, Alabama. At night, the large star between her stacks and the sign in front of her pilot house were illuminated. ELECTRA was renamed SUNNY SOUTH (Way #5231) in 1914 and capsized in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 1916.
Subject	Stern wheelers Steamboats Boat & ship industry Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Location Depicted	Jeffersonville (Ind.) Clark County (Ind.) Ohio River
Date Original	1897
Object Type	Glass negatives
Source	8 x 10 in. glass plate negative. Item No. 1986.90.0216 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 1986.90.0216
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