Looking N from Portland Canal near 18th St.
<p>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.
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Built in 1948 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/stlouisboats.htm">St. Louis Shipbuilding and Steel Co.</a>, "William Clark" was first owned by Butcher-Arthur, Houston, Texas, then Commercial Petroleum &amp; 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 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grifsgraphics/4042552911/">photo of boat when owned by Hines</a>)
In 1989, it was sold to McBride Towing Co., Harrods Creek, Ky.
In 2005, the boat was renamed <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmschneid/7827695338/">"Danny McBride."</a>
</p><p>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, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Wesley_M.php?pic=3&amp;tnc=1&amp;mnu=1">Meriwether Lewis</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmschneid/6212446858/">Sam Houston</a>, Samuel Clemens, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cottergarage/4183603364/">Stephen Foster</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_alden/6609327111/">William Clark</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/8381784652/">99e022: William Clark passing 18th St. observation deck</a>