Much to the dismay of Gene Stratton-Porter, the Wabash River and Limberlost Swamp areas were dredged. According to Lowell Long, this photograph was taken from the iron bridge, which would have been the railroad bridge just north of Ceylon and...
Union Traction Company of Indiana ; Floods ; Bridge failures;
The March 24, 1913 White River flood brought down the Union Traction bridge crossing the White River in North Anderson. This picture shows the repair efforts looking west.
Union Traction Company of Indiana ; Bridge failures; Floods;
The March 24, 1913 White River flood brought down the Union Traction Bridge crossing the White River in North Anderson. The photograph shows the repair efforts taken from north bank of the river.
The old "Margaret J" is seen from the Milton side of the river. She is pushing the hull of the former ferryboat, "Trimble". The towboat "Inland" is making its way down the river. In the distance, at the far left, can be seen a piling being built...
The "J.T. Hatfield" is seen here at Madison, just past the Madison-Milton bridge. She was built as the "General Ashburn" but her name was changed in honor of James T. Hatfield when the Hatfield-Campbell Creek Coal Company bought her in 1945. She...
Steamboats; Riverboats; Stern wheelers; Greene Line; Madison-Milton Bridge; Ohio River
Built in 1925, this was the second "Chris Greene" of the Greene Line. One can see the Madison-Milton Bridge in the background on the left hand side; it was built in 1928. The first "Chris Greene" was lost in the great fire at Cincinnati in...
The Madison-Milton bridge is advancing. It will soon reach the last piling. Notice the bracing and support structures used to reinforce the grid. The "Margaret J" is in the foreground.
The "Washington" was dismantled after striking Cock Gate Dam #8 on August 16, 1936. Here she is docked at Madison, Indiana. The Madison-Milton Bridge is in the background.
Steam shovels; Bridges; Ohio River; Road construction
Here is another way steam was used, this time to the detriment of steamboats and railroads. It is seen chopping away at the hillside opposite of Madison, Indiana, where a new road is being made to connect with the Madison-Milton Bridge. The...
This image shows a rental cabin located on the north side of the channel running east from the Huntinton Street Bridge, on property at the southwest end of Lake Street. This cabin was owned and rented out by Beckman of Beckman Furniture Store until...
This image shows rental cabins located on the north side of the channel running east from the Huntinton Street Bridge, on property at the southwest end of Lake Street. They were owned and rented out by Beckman of Beckman Furniture Store until the...
This image shows rental cabins located on the north side of the channel running east from the Huntinton Street Bridge, on property at the southwest end of Lake Street. They were owned and rented out by Beckman of Beckman Furniture Store until the...
This image shows rental cabins located on the north side of the channel running east from the Huntinton Street Bridge, on property at the southwest end of Lake Street. They were owned and rented out by Beckman of Beckman Furniture Store until the...
This image shows rental cabins located on the north side of the channel running east from the Huntinton Street Bridge, on property at the southwest end of Lake Street. They were owned and rented out by Beckman of Beckman Furniture Store until the...
This image shows rental cabins located on the north side of the channel running east from the Huntinton Street Bridge, on property at the southwest end of Lake Street. They were owned and rented out by Beckman of Beckman Furniture Store until the...
