Portland Canal near 16th St..
<p>Towboat "Northern" (doc. # 512466) downbound after passing under lift span of L&amp;I Bridge.
Ohio River mile 605.
Louisville, Kentucky.
4-May-1999.
File # 99e009.
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"Northern" was built in 1968 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/dravoboats.htm">Dravo Corp.</a> and originally owned by Union Barge Line.
At time of photo, the boat was owned by American Commercial Barge Line, Jeffersonville, Ind., and operated by its subsidiary, Western Kentucky Navigation, Paducah, Ky..
In 2004, the boat was sold to B&amp;H Towing, Paducah, and renamed "Paul Striegel" in honor of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tributes.com/show/Capt-Hubert-Paul-Striegel-87006082">Capt. H. Paul Striegel</a>.
By 2011, the boat could be <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmschneid/6244857750/">seen in AEP colors</a>.
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6x9 cm color negative.
scanned with Epson V500 flatbed scanner and Epson Scan software.
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edited with Picture Window 4
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/70020260@N04">William Alden</a> from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
CC BY-SA 2.0
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_alden/8334657260/">99e009: Northern</a>