Towboats crowd each other along the Ohio, where modern river traffic surpasses anything in tonnage that was known in the days when steamboating was at its height.
Photo. Steamer, John B. Smith (formerly the U.S.E.D. Alabama, and Burke Line, Capitol) turning into the mouth of the Tennessee River, from the Ohio, 1939.
The Missouri Botanical Gardens - Known the world over as Shaw's Garden, this is one of the finest such units in the world, second only in size to the famous Kew Gardens in London. It is the gift to the city from Henry Shaw, who started it in 1859 and by his will provided for its perpetuation. Its greenhouses alone cover more than 2 acres and its collection of orchids is the finest in the world.
The Peace is a twin propellor, steel hull towboat and was built at Neville Island, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation in 1934. Her dimensions are:- 153.8 x 34.1 x 7.9 feet. Her Winton Diesels total 750 horse power and are six cylinders, 4 cycle with a 14 inch bore and 18 inch stroke; 250 r. p.m. She has Kort nozzles and her propellors are four-blade, 5 feet - 5 inches in diameter with 4 feet - 8 inch pitch. The Peace is a sister ship of the Neville and is owned and operated by the Union Barge Line Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is used for towing on the Ohio and lower Mississippi Rivers.