Looking W from Clark Bridge.
<p>Towboat "Southern" (doc. # 266359) downbound.
Ohio River mile 604.
Louisville, Kentucky.
Nov. 1987.
File # 87k006.
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Originally "Southern" (doc. # 266359), this boat was built in 1953 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/dravoboats.htm">Dravo Corp.</a> and owned by Union Barge Line, Pittsburgh.
In 1970, it was transferred to Cardinal Carriers, Pittsburgh, and renamed <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~grimm/photoalbums/towboat_photos/towboats_my_dad_worked_on/goldfinch.html">"Goldfinch"</a>.
It was owned by Union Mechling and Dravo Mechling before being sold in 1981 to D&amp;M Towing Co., St. Louis, and renamed "Majestic".
In 1982, the boat was sold back to Dravo Mechling and in 1984 named "Southern" again.
In 1985, it was leased to Sutton Marine Corp., Mapaville, Missouri.
In 1986, it was leased to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aep.com/newsroom/newsreleases/?id=1431">B&amp;H Towing</a>, Paducah, Ky.
In 1988, it was sold to National Marine, New Orleans (apparently still leased to B&amp;H).
In 1992, the boat was sold to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.marquettetrans.com/">Marquette Transportation Co.</a>, Paducah, and renamed <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Darin_Adrian-0266359.php?mnu=1">"Darin Adrian"</a>.
In 2008, the boat was sold to South American interests.
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35 mm Kodachrome.
Plustek OpticFilm 7600i and Silverfast 8.
Picture Window 6.
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unsharpened
<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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