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English: Looking N from Portland Canal near 18th St.

Old 18th St. Bridge pier (built 1856) with recently-built observation deck on top. Towboat "William Clark" (doc. # 254920) downbound. Ohio River mile 605. Louisville, Kentucky. 7-May-1999. File # 99e022. . Built in 1948 by St. Louis Shipbuilding and Steel Co., "William Clark" was first owned by Butcher-Arthur, Houston, Texas, then Commercial Petroleum & Transport Corp., Houston, which in 1955 became Commercial Transport Corp., Houston. In 1962, the boat was sold to Wisconsin Barge Line, Cassville, Wi. In 1969, it was sold to Pott Industries, St. Louis. In 1970, it was sold to Hines, Bowling Green, Ky. (see photo of boat when owned by Hines) In 1989, it was sold to McBride Towing Co., Harrods Creek, Ky. In 2005, the boat was renamed "Danny McBride."

In 1948, Butcher-Arthur had six very similar boats built by St. Louis Shipbuilding and Steel and all were named for famous historical characters: Davy Crockett, Meriwether Lewis, Sam Houston, Samuel Clemens, Stephen Foster and William Clark. . 6x9 cm color negative. scanned with Epson V500 flatbed scanner and Epson Scan software.

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Author William Alden from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Camera location38° 15′ 59.72″ N, 85° 46′ 31.64″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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