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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Yeatman Anderson recalls his work as a deputy inspector with the U.S. Corps of Engineers, river boats, dam construction at New Richmond, Ohio and problems prior to the dam's construction. He also discusses towboat experiences, supervising a dredge crew, and conditions for crew members on packetboats.

1 tape, 60 min., 12 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Ault, riverboat musician, recalls his experiences as a musician on board riverboats on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers: music and songs performed, bands and musicians, working conditions, and the cargo transported on the boats.

1 tape, 60 min., 13 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1956 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

Scope and Contents STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS John Beatty describes river life: growing up on the Ohio River; steamboats; people who made their living on the water; salvaging logs on the Big Sandy River; lumber mills; saloons in Catlettsburg, Kentucky; and running whiskey during prohibition. He also recalls riverboat collisions, wrecks, and the salvaging operations involved. Also discusses diving to salvage scrap iron, operating a crane, running a tow boat and scrap derrick, and working for the marine...

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS W.C. Beatty recalls boats, captains, and various river men who made their living on the Big Sandy and Little Kanawha Rivers in the early 20th century. He discusses logging, lumber mill business, signals used by boatmen, equipment on boats, construction of coal barges, iron works at Ironton, Ohio, river hazards, and his river occupations.

2 tapes, 35 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Bone discusses working on the Ohio River dam system from Pittsburgh to Cairo, technology and equipment used in dam construction, ice piers at Hockingport in 1904, the Fernbank Dam, and hazards.

11 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Brasher, steamboat captain, discusses his experiences on the Ohio River, his family's history working on the river, riverboat technology, and traffic on the Ohio River.

12 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Campbell, resident of Jeffersonville, Indiana, discusses building boats at the Howard Shipyard, family, and riverboats.

1 tape, 12 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Captain Clare Carpenter and Tom Kenny discuss their experiences working on the Ohio river: towboats, loading coal, and piloting.

1 tape, 45 min., 11 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS John Chamberlain of Marietta, Ohio, recalls his grandfather's relationship with the Ohio River, barrelmaking, riverboats, the 1913 flood, and the Civil War.

2 tapes, 22 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Coomer, packetboat captain, recalls boats, logging, loading livestock, roustabouts, crews, and river experiences on the Cumberland River in Kentucky and Tennessee.

1 tape, 19 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1958 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle