Hughes, Jesse b. ca. 1880: Interview and memoir
Collection — Container: Tape et al
Identifier: O-H875
Scope and Contents
STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS
Hughes discusses riverboats and steamboats on the Ohio, Mississippi, and Kanawha Rivers during the late 19th and early 20th century. He also discusses conditions on the rivers, "water circus" boats, freight traffic, Greene Line boats, coal barges, and the people who made their living on the river.
1 tape, 21 pp.
Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957
OPEN: released by John Knoepfle
Dates
- Other: Dummy Date
Creator
- Hughes, Jesse (Person)
Extent
2.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Hughes, Jesse (Person)
- Knoepfle, John (Person)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
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- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository
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Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520
archives@uis.libanswers.com