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Kate Adams: 1906
Memphis and the Mississippi River circa 1906. "Unloading cotton at the levee." At rear, the sidewheeler Kate Adams. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
The Kate Adams
Some background on this elegant steamboat --
https://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/2550321547
https://memphismagazine.com/ask-vance/the-end-of-the-lovin-kate/
Ship's bell
The bell of the Kate Adams is in the catalog of the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia, where it was on display at least at one point. A 2017 article in Memphis magazine says that the "famous bell" was salvaged when the Kate Adams burned there on January 8, 1927, shortly after appearing in a silent film version of "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
A little history of the Kate Adams
A short and somewhat entertaining read:
https://memphismagazine.com/ask-vance/the-end-of-the-lovin-kate/
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