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  Steamboat Congo

  Men loading whiskey barrels onto the Steamboat Congo in Prestonville, Kentucky, during the fall of 1893. The captain was George H. Simpson of Madison, Indiana, and the clerk was Shuley Bradley. The Congo was a sternwheel packet that ran between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. She was built in Harmar, Ohio, in 1890. She collided with a barge and sank in 1896.
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  Steamboat on river

  An unidentified image of a steamboat on a river, undated.
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  Steamer Southland

  Southland, built by Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1910, was originally named Nashville. It was rebuilt at Paducah, Kentucky, in 1922 and named Southland. It ran from Louisville to Stephensport to Evansville. It burned on December 16, 1932. Here it is shown at the Louisville Waterfront, ca. 1922 to ca. 1930.
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  Steamboat being constructed

  Unidentified image of a steamboat being constructed, undated.
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  The Steamer Sprague

  The Sprague built at Dubuque, Iowa's Iowa Iron Works in 1901 by Captain Peter Sprague for the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company, was the world's largest steam powered sternwheeler towboat. She was nicknamed Big Mama, and was capable of pushing 56 coal barges at once. In 1907 Sprague set a world's all-time record for towing: 60 barges of coal, weighing 67,307 tons, covering an area of 6 1/2 acres and measuring 925 feet (282 m) by 312 feet (95 m).
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  Charles T. Campbell Towboat

  Charles T. Campbell, Towboat (1936-1937) was built by Dravo in Neville Island, Pennsylvania, for the Camp Transportation Co., Pittsburgh. Sold in 1947, its name was changed to the John J. Rowe.
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  Natchez vs. Robert E. Lee

  Harper's Weekly print dated November 12, 1870, of the famous steamboat race between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee. The two boats raced in the summer of 1870. The Robert E. Lee won the famed steamboat race against the Natchez, going from New Orleans to St. Louis, Missouri, a distance of 1,154 miles, in 3 days, 18 hours, and 14 minutes.
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  General Pike Broadside

  Broadside advertising the Regular Packet General Pike with Captain William F. Fuller and E. Eugene Bowers, Clerk. Customers are advisted to apply for freight or passage on board or at the Cincinnati Daily Commerical Steam Press.
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  Flooded Portland

  Aerial view of flooded Portland, the West End of Louisville, and eastern New Albany, Indiana with the K&I Bridge in the distance, 1937 Flood.
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  Flood damage in Indiana

  Flood damage across the Ohio River in Indiana, 1937. Groups of people are entering boats from a large building on the far side of the street to travel on the flooded roadway. Boats range in size from rowboats to schooners. There is a flooded, abandoned trailer on the opposite side of the street. Multiple trees are submerged.
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  The "Point"

  Damaged houses at The "Point," Louisville, KY, 1937 Flood. Housing materials are mostly wood and roofing tiles. A detached roof with gable is on the ground.
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  Southern Exposition buildings and grounds

  Color lithograph of the Southern Exposition buildings, 1883. An electric rail line, visible in the background, circled the Exposition grounds and delighted visitors by traversing an underground tunnel lit by Edison's incandescent bulbs.
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  Southern Exposition building and grounds

  Illustration from Harper's Weekly of the Southern Exposition building and grounds. This image illustrates the residential development that grew up around the Exposition, a contrast to the open land that surrounded it at its opening in 1883.
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  Electric Generator at the Southern Exposition

  The first electric generator in Louisville used at the Southern Exposition, 1883.
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  Streetcar in front of Southern Exposition building

  Mule-drawn streetcar in front of Southern Exposition building, 1883. Mule-drawn streetcars were eventually replaced by the faster and more comfortable electric streetcars. Louisville's first electric streetcar line began operation in 1889.
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  Southern Exposition Main Building

  A lithograph of the Southern Exposition's main building, with a small inset of the art gallery. Residential development resulted in the building's demolition in 1889. Components of the building were used in other construction projects, including the Auditorium-Ampitheater at Fourth and Hill Streets.
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  Art Gallery at the Southern Exposition, 1883

  Art Gallery at the Southern Exposition, 1883. The gallery exhibited paintings provided by the Smithsonian Institute, as well as art from the private collections of J. P. Morgan, August Belmont, Jay Gould, Victor Newcomb, and John Jacob Astor. Former President Ulysses S. Grant loaned his collection of curios acquired during his world travels.
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  Central Hall at the Southern Exposition

  Color illustration from a German language newspaper of the central hall of the exposition building.
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  Exhibitor Pass

  1883 Exhibitor's Pass to the Southern Exposition for Augustus Weber.
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  Southern Exposition Building

  View of the Southern Exposition's main building, with insets of the art gallery and the park.