A0B041 - Temporary walkway from dry land to wharf boat 'Mayor Andrew Broaddus', Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio River mile 604, February 19, 2000 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
A0B041 - Temporary walkway from dry land to wharf boat 'Mayor Andrew Broaddus', Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio River mile 604, February 19, 2000 / Bill Alden
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| 説明 | A0B041 - Temporary walkway from dry land to wharf boat "Mayor Andrew Broaddus", Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio River mile 604, February 19, 2000Wharf between 3rd and 4th Streets.Temporary walkway from dry land to wharf boat "Mayor Andrew Broaddus".When the Ohio River covers the wharf, the crew of the steamer "Belle of Louisville" sets up a string of scaffold decks (aka stages, planks, platforms) so staff can reach the "Belle" and the "Broaddus" with dry feet. A city fire and rescue boat is docked just right of the "Broaddus".The bow of the "Belle" is at left, and a patio barge at the floating restaurant "Towboat Annie's" is at right.The steel-hulled "Mayor Andrew Broaddus" was built in 1929 as a Coast Guard (known up until 1915 as the Life Saving Service) lifesaving station, unusual in that it was on a river, not an ocean coast. It replaced a wooden-hulled vessel built in 1902 (another image here), which in turn had replaced the original vessel built in 1881. All three had a lookout tower on the roof from which a watchman could spot boats in danger of being swept into the Falls of the Ohio when the river was high. They would then launch a skiff (somewhat similar to this one) and attempt a rescue, sometimes having to go into the Falls themselves to reach the distressed boat and the people aboard. In the early years, they had no motor and had to row their boat to the scene but later acquired motorboats.More photos at Weebly (scroll down)Shorpy has a 1905 photo of the Louisville wharf including the second life saving station. The same image, entitled "The Levee, Louisville, Ky." can be viewed and downloaded from the Library of Congress. Notice that the Shorpy version has a more appealing brightness curve, in particular lighter shadows.The third station was decommissioned in the early 1970s and was used by the river police for a while before becoming the home of the Belle's offices. It was named for Andrew Broaddus, mayor of Louisville from 1953 to 1957, who died in 1972.Louisville, KentuckyOhio River mile 604Upper gauge = 22 feet (about 10 feet above normal)Feb. 19, 2000File # A0B041Scanned from 6x9 cm Fuji NPH400 negative |
| 撮影日 | 2000-02-19 00:00:00 |
| 撮影者 | Bill Alden , Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
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| カメラ | PerfectionV850 , Epson |
