Steamboat Congo
Item
Title
Steamboat Congo
Subject
Description
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.
Creator
Source
Subject Photograph Collection, The Filson Historical Society
Date
Format
Type
Identifier
BOS-49
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Steamboat Congo,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 1, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/284.