Trip on the Cumberland, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers, Sept. 1965 [Captain George "Buster" Robinson, View 2] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1965.

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Trip on the Cumberland, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers, Sept. 1965 [Captain George "Buster" Robinson, View 2] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1965.

Negative taken for September 21, 1965, Arkansas Gazette article "Traveler Begins Recounting His River Adventures," B1:2. Ernie Deane took a three-day trip from Nashville, Davidson County, to Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, on board the towboat Martin Stephens, owned by the H. and S. Transportation Company of Nashville. The journey took the towboat and barges containing petroleum products for the Lion Oil division of the Monsanto Company, on the Cumberland, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers. Deane photographed the crew, boat, barges, and river traffic for a series of articles about the trip that were published between September 21 and October 3, 1965.

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

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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 ...