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	Search results for Deck    Refine your search Subject Steamboats (7) Transportation (6) Boats (4) Ohio River (2) Railroad Accidents (2) Show more... Format of Original Photographic Print, B&... (6) Negative (2) Book (1) Photograph (1) Date ca 1880 (3) 1900-03-02 (2) 1929 (1) 1940-may (1) 1898 (1) Creator Bundy (2) Garnett Laidlaw Eskew (1) results 1-10 of 10 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. On the Deck of the "J.M. White" Steamboats; Boats; Transportation The J.M. White was built in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1878, by the Howard Steamboat Company. It was the 276th boat built by the Howards and considered to be their "crowning effort." The ship was destroyed... 2. "Park City" at Madison, Indiana Steamboats; Boats; Transportation The Park City was built in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in 1883, and ran between Evansville, Indiana, and the Green River. The ship sank in December, 1909, when part of its cargo on the main deck became... 3. Boiler Deck of the "J.M. White" Steamboats; Transportation; Steamboats--Passenger accommodation; Boats The J.M. White was built in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1878, and said to be the finest side-wheel cotton packet ever built. It burned December 13, 1886, at Point Coupee Parish in Louisiana. A cargo of... 4. Forward Deck of "Queen City" Steamboats; Boats; Transportation; Steamboats--Passenger accommodation 5. Big Four Railroad Bridge Reconstruction Railroads; Railroad bridges; Railroad accidents; Bridges; Wabash River; Winter; Ice; Rivers; Transportation The west span of the Big Four Railroad Bridge over the Wabash River at Terre Haute, Indiana, collapsed at 2:35 p.m. on 23 February 1900. The structure crumbled under the combined pressure of ice, the weight... 6. Big Four Railroad Bridge Reconstruction Railroad accidents; Railroad bridges; Railroads; Bridges; Wabash River; Winter; Ice The west span of the Big Four Railroad Bridge over the Wabash River at Terre Haute, Indiana, collapsed at 2:35 p.m. on 23 February 1900. The structure crumbled under the combined pressure of ice, the weight... 7. Captain Henry M. Shreve Packets--Mississippi River--History--19th century; River steamers--United States--History--19th century; Steam-navigation--Mississippi River--History; Steam-navigation--Southern States--History; Steamboats; Ohio River; Ohio River--Description and travel; Ohio River--navigation; Transportation; Commerce (Ship) Shreve was a merchant-navigator on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. In 1816 he built a steamboat in Wheeling, West Virginia, of his own design. One hundred thirty-six feet in length and twenty-eight feet... 8. J. M. White Stairs and Deck Steamboats; Transportation 9. "The Freshman Excursion" Hanover College; Ohio River; Steamboats Known for generations as the "Freshman Excursion," students were treated to a boatride on the Ohio River. Boats like the Belle of Louisville, the Island Queen, and the Avalon (pictured) allowed students... 10. Barge Restaurant Restaurants; Barges; Life Preservers; Inclined planes The restaurant is in the shape of a barge but is located on dry land. A ramp leads up to a deck with tables and chairs. Life preservers with the restaurant's name on them decorate the ropes along the sides... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-10 of 10 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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