Portland Canal near 16th St..
<p>Towboat "American Beauty" upbound.
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Twin-screw towboat <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://towboatgallery.com/American_Beauty.php">"American Beauty"</a> (doc. # 513017, length 170 feet, width 45 feet, GM 16-645E7B diesels, 5400 hp.).
Built 1968 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/stlouisboats.htm">St. Louis Ship</a>, St. Louis, MO.
Originally owned by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.umsl.edu/mercantile/Collections/Pott">Library Special Collections/collections/RoseBargeLine.html Rose Barge Line</a>, St. Louis, MO.
Transferred 1974 to Agri-Trans Corp., St. Louis.
Sold 1992 to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.adm.com/en-US/products/ADMLogistics/RiverTransportation/Pages/default.aspx">American River Transportation Co.</a>, St. Louis.
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Ohio River mile 605.
Louisville, Ky..
Jan 1, 2001.
File # a1a001.
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old scan of 6x9 cm E-6 transparency.
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JPEG quality 95.
<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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