Looking NE from wharf between 2nd and 3rd Sts..
<p>Towboat "Matt S" (doc. # 907034) with hopper barge.
Crane on deck barge is removing gravel from river bottom next to new wharf extension.
"Kentucky Merchant" (doc. # 685580) is about to pass under Clark Bridge, downbound.
Concrete obelisks would allow boats and barges to tie off even during very high water (in theory, anyway)
Ohio River mile 604.
Louisville, Kentucky.
Nov. 1987.
File # 87k003.
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"Matt S" was built in 1987 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/marinebuildersutica.htm">Marine Builders</a>, Utica, Indiana and originally operated by Marine Transportation, Utica..
In 1992, the boat was sold to St. Jude and New Madrid Marine Service, Portageville, Missouri, and renamed "Capt. Jeff".
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35 mm Kodachrome.
Plustek OpticFilm 7600i and Silverfast 8.
Picture Window 6.
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/70020260@N04">William Alden</a> from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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