Portland Canal near 22nd St..
<p>Towboat "Billy Joe Boling" (doc. # 296549) trying to get head of tow unstuck from opposite bank of canal..
With all the riprap over there, it's not the best bank to be aground on..
Note taut line running between tow and near bank, apparently to provide leverage while working the tow free..
Ohio River mile 606.
Louisville, Kentucky.
18-Apr-1999.
File # 99d044.
</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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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
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_alden/8228553088/">99d044: Billy Joe Boling</a>