Title	"Belle of the Bends"
Subject	Steamboats; Riverboats; Cotton; "Liberty"; Excursion boats
Description	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 renamed the "Liberty". She was dismantled in 1919. Here, many people seem to be converging on her. To the left in the picture one can see what seems to be bales of cotton stacked.
Creator	Unknown
Contributors	Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Date	Photograph taken circa 1900
Type	Photograph
Format	Original: tif, scanned at 1200dpi with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Online: jpg, saved at 72dpi.
Identifier	"MJCPLriver5121-bellebends"
Source	Way's Packet Directory MJCPL historical files
Rights	Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main St., Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2744.