Steamboats, Virginia, H.C. Young Collection [Afloat on Ohio] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1964.

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Steamboats, Virginia, H.C. Young Collection [Afloat on Ohio] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1964.

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Part of a group of copy negatives taken in association with June 30, 1964, Arkansas Gazette article "Pictures, Models, Memories Keep Steamboating Alive," B1:2. H.C. Young of Williford, Sharp County, Arkansas has a large collection of pictures and models of steamboats. In 1964, Deane visited Young and made copy negatives of his collection. Young started working with steamboats as a water boy at the docks in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. Negative series includes the steamboat "Virginia" afloat on the Ohio River. Launched in 1895, the "Virginia" was later renamed "Steele City" and "Island Belle."

1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 x 2 in.)

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Deane, Ernie

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Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...

Virginia (Ship)

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Whaling vessel; out of Bremen, Germany, mastered by Ezra Fitch. From the description of Logbook of the ship Virginia, 1836 July 26-1838 Aug. 16. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130097 ...

Young, H. C.

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