File:87j193 Belle of Louisville (8060804861).jpg
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English: Looking NNW toward Clarksville, Indiana, from Clark Bridge.
Steamer "Belle of Louisville" (doc. # 212813) downbound. Colgate clock and Ashland Oil gasoline terminal (near center of Indiana bank, with 3 mooring cells) in distance. Sternwheel 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. Two engines, each 16 inches in diameter with a 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 2018, the boat was operating public and private cruises from the Louisville wharf. See more info about the Belle. Ohio River mile 604. Louisville, Kentucky Oct. 1987. File # 87j193. . 35 mm Kodachrome slide. scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 7600i and Silverfast 8. edited with Picture Window 4 |
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Source | 87j193: Belle of Louisville |
Author | William Alden from Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
Camera location | 38° 15′ 47.33″ N, 85° 45′ 05.83″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 38.263147; -85.751619 |
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Camera manufacturer | Plustek |
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Camera model | OpticFilm 7600i |
Author | William Alden III |
Copyright holder | William Alden III |
Horizontal resolution | 3,600 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 3,600 dpi |
Software used | SilverFast 8.0.1 r16 (Sep 7 2012) 272664f 07.09 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
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Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |