Looking E from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville_and_Portland_Canal" class="extiw" title="w:Louisville and Portland Canal">Portland Canal</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Street_Bridge_(Ohio_River)" class="extiw" title="w:Fourteenth Street Bridge (Ohio River)">Fourteenth Street (Conrail) Bridge</a>.
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusher_(boat)" class="extiw" title="w:Pusher (boat)">Towboat</a> "Valvoline", with distinctive red stack casings of Ashland Oil fleet, upbound out of canal with empty <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_cargo_barge" class="extiw" title="w:Liquid cargo barge">tank barges</a>.
</p><p>Downtown buildings include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galt_House" class="extiw" title="w:Galt House">Galt House</a> (completed 1972), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://louisvilledowntown.org/comlisting/one-riverfront-plaza/">One Riverfront Plaza</a> (completed 1972), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_City_Tower" class="extiw" title="w:National City Tower">National City Tower</a> (completed 1972) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humana_Building" class="extiw" title="w:Humana Building">Humana Building</a> (completed 1985).
Part of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rogers_Clark_Memorial_Bridge" class="extiw" title="w:George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge">Clark Bridge</a> (completed 1929) visible in center distance.
</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete" class="extiw" title="w:Concrete">Concrete</a> guidewall at right appears to be recently built. 
These guidewalls assist pilots in keeping their tows within the navigation channel when passing under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical-lift_bridge" class="extiw" title="w:Vertical-lift bridge">lift span</a> of the bridge, especially during high water.
</p><p>Twin screw towboat "Valvoline" (doc. # 916834, length 150 feet, breadth 45 feet, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/power-systems/industrial/industrial-diesel-engines-lesser-regulated-non-regulated/18398231.html">Cat 3606</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_engine" class="extiw" title="w:Diesel engine">diesels</a>, 4200 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower" class="extiw" title="w:Horsepower">hp.</a>)
Built in 1987 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/quality.htm">Quality Shipyards</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houma,_Louisiana" class="extiw" title="w:Houma, Louisiana">Houma, Louisiana</a>
Originally named "Valvoline" and owned by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashland_Inc." class="extiw" title="w:Ashland Inc.">Ashland, Inc.</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashland,_Kentucky" class="extiw" title="w:Ashland, Kentucky">Ashland, Kentucky</a>
Transferred in 1998 to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_Petroleum" class="extiw" title="w:Marathon Petroleum">Marathon Ashland Petroleum</a>, Ashland, Kentucky
Firm name changed in 2005 to Marathon Petroleum Co., Ashland, Kentucky
Renamed <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Nashville-0916834.php?pic=3&amp;tnc=1&amp;mnu=">"Nashville"</a> in 2011
Still operating in 2017
</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_River" class="extiw" title="w:Ohio River">Ohio River</a> mile 605
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" class="extiw" title="w:Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>
Sept. 1987
File # 87i074
</p><p>scanned from 35 mm <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodachrome" class="extiw" title="w:Kodachrome">Kodachrome</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversal_film" class="extiw" title="w:Reversal film">slide</a>
scanned with <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN/PLTK7600/7600.HTM">Plustek OpticFilm 7600i</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.silverfast.com/">Silverfast</a> 8.
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edited with <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dl-c.com/">Picture Window</a> 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/7355397742/">87i074: Valvoline departing Portland Canal upbound on Ohio River at Louisville</a>