Bay Boat Steamers the Apollo and Lucile

Bay Boat Steamers the Apollo and Lucile

Photo of the bay boat steamboat the Apollo. Owned by the John A. Welch Boat Line, also called the Fairhope Transportation Company, the Apollo arrived in Fairhope in summer of 1912. She was a big side-wheel steamer, 150 ft. long with a beam of 25 ft. with an over 400 horsepower engine. She could ca...

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Main Author: Frank Stewart
Format: Electronic
Published: Fairhope Public Library
Subjects:
Fairhope
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/fpl01/id/182
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collection Fairhope Public Library Collection
building Fairhope Public Library
publisher Fairhope Public Library
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spellingShingle Fairhope
Bay Boat Steamers the Apollo and Lucile
Frank Stewart
fulltopic Fairhope
Business and Industry; Sports and Recreation; Science and Technology; Folklife;
Steamboat Apollo;Bay boats;Mobile Bay, Alabama;Fairhope,Alabama
description Photo of the bay boat steamboat the Apollo. Owned by the John A. Welch Boat Line, also called the Fairhope Transportation Company, the Apollo arrived in Fairhope in summer of 1912. She was a big side-wheel steamer, 150 ft. long with a beam of 25 ft. with an over 400 horsepower engine. She could carry 500 passengers and travel at nearly 14 miles an hour. The Apollo transported passengers from the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay to Mobile, Alabama.
spelling Bay Boat Steamers the Apollo and LucileBusiness and Industry; Sports and Recreation; Science and Technology; Folklife;Steamboat Apollo;Bay boats;Mobile Bay, Alabama;Fairhope,AlabamaPhoto of the bay boat steamboat the Apollo. Owned by the John A. Welch Boat Line, also called the Fairhope Transportation Company, the Apollo arrived in Fairhope in summer of 1912. She was a big side-wheel steamer, 150 ft. long with a beam of 25 ft. with an over 400 horsepower engine. She could carry 500 passengers and travel at nearly 14 miles an hour. The Apollo transported passengers from the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay to Mobile, Alabama.1912StillImage;jpeg;BSS.535Bass Slosson Sundberg FamilyengThis material my be protected under U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the right to make photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized materials for private study, scholarship or research. Frank Stewarthttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/fpl01/id/182
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