88I041 - Passengers boarding steamer 'Belle of Louisville' before a cruise, Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio River mile 604, September 1988 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
88I041 - Passengers boarding steamer 'Belle of Louisville' before a cruise, Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio River mile 604, September 1988 / Bill Alden
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| 説明 | 88I041 - Passengers boarding steamer "Belle of Louisville" before a cruise, Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio River mile 604, September 1988Looking northeast from I-64 (elevated expressway) at 4th Street wharfRemnants of the old cobblestone wharf can be seen at bottom and lower rightThe wharf boat "Mayor Andrew Broaddus" is at rightThe Clark Bridge is in the distanceNotice the tuba player on the roof near the steam calliopeLouisville, KentuckyOhio River mile 604September 1988File # 88I041Sternwheel steamboat "Belle of Louisville" (Length 192 feet - Width 41 feet - capacity 998 passengers).Built 1914 by James Rees & Sons Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and rebuilt in 1968 by Jeffboat, Jeffersonville, Indiana.Engines 16's - 6 1/2 foot stroke.Three return flue boilers (built by Nooter Corp., St. Louis, Missouri, and placed in 1968), each 28 feet long by 56 inches outside diameter, with 13 six inch flues. Burns fuel oil.Originally named "Idlewild" and owned by the West Memphis Packet Co., the boat operated at times as a packet, excursion boat and ferry.In 1928, the boat was sold to New St. Louis and Calhoun Packet Corp., Hardin, Illinois.In 1947, the boat was sold to J. Herod Gorsage, Peoria, Illinois, and in 1948 she was renamed "Avalon".In 1950, the boat was sold to Steamer Avalon, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio.In 1962, the boat was sold at auction for $34,000 to Jefferson County, Kentucky, under the leadership of County Judge Marlow Cook and renamed "Belle of Louisville".As of 2024, the boat is still running public and private cruises from the wharf.Scanned from 35 mm Kodachrome slide |
| 撮影日 | 1988-09-01 00:00:00 |
| 撮影者 | Bill Alden , Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
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| カメラ | OpticFilm 8200i , Plustek |
