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Title
"
Homer
Smith
"
Subject
Steamboats
;
Riverboats
;
Stern
wheelers
;
Excursion
boats
Description
According
to
Way's
Packet
Directory
the "
Homer
Smith
" was
build
by
Howard's
in
1914
. The "
Homer
Smith
"
ran
excursions
on the
lower
Ohio
in
1915
and
briefly
tried
the
Louisville
and
Cincinnati
trade
.
It
became
a
regular
excursion
boat
at
Pittsburg
running
tramp
excursions
in the
spring
. The "
Homer
Smith
" was
sold
in
1928
to the
Pittsburg
Amusement
Company
. They
renamed
it
the "
Greater
Pittsburgh
". The
boat
burned
in
April
of
1931
.
Arson
was
suspected
but not
proven
.
Creator
Unknown
Contributors
Jefferson County Historical Society; Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Date
Photograph taken circa 1915
Type
Photograph
Format
Original: tif, scanned at 1200dpi with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Online: jpg, saved at 72dpi.
Identifier
"MJCPLriver5132-homersmith"
Source
Way's Packet Directory
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.
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