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    • Tandem Bicycle Riders

    • Tandem Bicycle Riders

    • Bicycles; Transportation

    • The tandem bicycle, often called a bicycle built for two, was most popular in the early 1900's but can still be found on the market today. It was the first mode of transportation that made it acceptable for a lady to ride as a man would--no...
    • River to Rail and Lemen Collection
    • IKE Cargo

    • IKE Cargo

    • Railroads; Railroad tracks; Public utility companies; Inclined railroads; IKE

    • In the early 1990s the Indiana-Kentucky Electrical Company (IKE) refurbished the tracks to enable it to haul heavy cargo down the hill to its plant on the Ohio River. This is a picture of a large transformer being taken down the incline. This was...
    • River to Rail and Lemen Collection
    • Locomotive "8428"

    • Locomotive "8428"

    • Railroad passenger cars; Railroads; Train depots; Railroad stations; Madison

    • This is engine No. "8428" pulling a passenger train on First Street in front of the Madison Railroad Station. There are several vintage autos in the photograph.
    • River to Rail and Lemen Collection
    • "John W. Hubbard"

    • "John W. Hubbard"

    • Steamboats; Riverboats; Rivers; Ohio River

    • This boat was built in 1910 by Howard as the "J. H. Menge" and later the "M. A. Burke," a cotton packet. It was sold to the Louisville and Cincinnati Packet Company in 1919 and then was sent to Mount City for extensive alterations before being...
    • River to Rail and Lemen Collection
    • City Hall-416 West Street

    • City Hall-416 West Street

    • Public buildings-Indiana

    • Construction was begun in 1879 and the intended use of the building was as a "school house for the colored pupils." In short order the patrons were unhappy with the location of the school. "The noise and bustle of business localities" seemed to...
    • River to Rail and Lemen Collection
    • "Chris Greene"

    • "Chris Greene"

    • 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...
    • River to Rail and Lemen Collection
    • "Belle of the Bends"

    • "Belle of the Bends"

    • Steamboats; Riverboats; Cotton; "Liberty"; Excursion boats

    • The "Belle of the Bends" was built in 1898 and in 1909 she sank and was raised for the first time. A year later she again went under and was raised. She ran as an excursion boat in New Orleans in 1910 and 1911. Soon after she was overhauled and...
    • River to Rail and Lemen Collection
    • "Idlewild"

    • "Idlewild"

    • Steamboats; Riverboats; Excursion boats; "Belle of Louisville"; "Avalon"; Ferries; USO clubs; Rose Island

    • Built in 1914 this boat went by the name Idlewild from that date to 1947. She then became the Avalon from 1947 to 1962 when she was dubbed "Belle of Louisville". She is a shallow draft boat which enables her to glide over water that would not be...
    • River to Rail and Lemen Collection
    • "Reuben Wells"

    • "Reuben Wells"

    • Railroad locomotives; Engines; Inclined railroads; Railroad employees; People; Railroads

    • Railroad employees are posed with the "Reuben Wells." It was originally given the number 35, but was later changed to No. 365, and was specifically built for the JM and I Railroad for use on the incline at Madison, Indiana. It went into service...
    • River to Rail and Lemen Collection
    • "City of Madison" on the Dike

    • "City of Madison" on the Dike

    • Steamboats; Riverboats; "City of Madison"; Dikes (Engineering)

    • Built in Madison in 1882, the boat was the second "City of Madison," the first having been lost in a devastating explosion during the Civil War. On June 18, 1894, she was returning from a trip to Memphis, with a stop-over in Owensboro, Kentucky,...
    • River to Rail and Lemen Collection
    • Train Wreck

    • Train Wreck

    • Railroads; Railroad accidents; Railroad locomotives

    • The Madison Courier on October 25, 1943, reported, "Frank B. Conner, 60, conductor, was killed instantly, and four railway cars were demolished at 1:00 o'clock this afternoon when a "runaway" railroad train raced down the "cuts" plowed up the...
    • River to Rail and Lemen Collection
    • "Washington"

    • "Washington"

    • Steamboats; Madison, Indiana; Piers & wharves; Ohio River; "Washington"; Riverboats

    • The "Washington" worked the Ohio in the 1920s and 1930s. She was dismantled before 1940. In this view she is tied up at the Madison docks. She was based first in Cincinnati then in Pittsburg. The photo is thought to be from the 1920s.
    • River to Rail and Lemen Collection

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