TY - GEN N2 - The Tell City was constructed in 1889 by the Howard Shipyard at Jeffersonville, Ind., for a contract price of $21,350. Named for the Ohio River town of Tell City, Ind., the wood-hulled vessel was 191 feet in length by 35 feet in width, with a depth of 5.2 feet. Three return-flue boilers provided steam for engines having 17-inch cylinders with a 7-foot stroke. The sternwheeler was built for the Louisville & Evansville Mail Line Company and originally had double swinging stages. Two round trips were made each week between the two cities, with connections being made at Louisville with the steamboats of the Louisville & Cincinnati Packet Company to Cincinnati. (https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2020/07/17/a-recent-revelation-of-the-str-tell-city/) AB - The Tell City was constructed in 1889 by the Howard Shipyard at Jeffersonville, Ind., for a contract price of $21,350. Named for the Ohio River town of Tell City, Ind., the wood-hulled vessel was 191 feet in length by 35 feet in width, with a depth of 5.2 feet. Three return-flue boilers provided steam for engines having 17-inch cylinders with a 7-foot stroke. The sternwheeler was built for the Louisville & Evansville Mail Line Company and originally had double swinging stages. Two round trips were made each week between the two cities, with connections being made at Louisville with the steamboats of the Louisville & Cincinnati Packet Company to Cincinnati. (https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2020/07/17/a-recent-revelation-of-the-str-tell-city/) T1 - Steamboat The Tell City DA - 1917 DA - circa 1889-1917 AU - Unknown L1 - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529622/files/3705.jp2 PB - University of Southern Indiana LA - eng PY - 1917 PY - circa 1889-1917 ID - 1529622 L4 - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529622/files/3705.jp2 KW - Lakes, Rivers, and Streams KW - Ohio River KW - Boats and Ships KW - Business and Industry KW - Nature and the Environment KW - Photographs KW - Regional History KW - Related Materials -- 1901-1950 KW - Special Collections KW - Transportation TI - Steamboat The Tell City Y1 - 1917 L2 - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529622/files/3705.jp2 LK - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529622/files/3705.jp2 UR - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529622/files/3705.jp2 ER -