Portland Canal near 22nd St..
<p>Towboat "Billy Joe Boling" (doc. # 296549).
It looks like the tow is unstuck; in any case, it has to be brought alongside the canal wall to pick up the crewman who tied off the line (unless they use the skiff).
Ohio River mile 606.
Louisville, Kentucky.
18-Apr-1999.
File # 99d046.
</p><p>In the November 15, 2004, issue of <i>The New Yorker</i> magazine, there is an article (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/11/15/tight-assed-river">"Tight-Assed River"</a>) about the towboat Billy Joe Boling on the Illinois River.
See a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.risingpress.org/cnu/tight.pdf">PDF version of "Tight-Assed River"</a>.
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6x9 cm color negative.
scanned with Epson V500 flatbed scanner and Epson Scan software.
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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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