614. Frozen River, 1893

Description: Two images appear on this slide, the upper left hand corner image is of the Big Four Bridge. The larger image shows the river in 1893, when it was frozen over. A man stands on the pier looking at the ferry dock and ferry, both of which are surrounded by ice. Several people stand on the ferry docks sidewalks, two stand further down along the dock. To the left of the image can be seen a line of people walking across the river towards Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Origin: 1982
Created By: Day, Stephen T.
Contributor(s): Fordyce, Jerry
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll24/id/1599
Collection: Clark County Visual History
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Geography: Jeffersonville Dock (Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana)
Subjects: Steamboats
Clark County (Indiana) -- History

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