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Towboat "James Rumsey" built by The Charles Ward Engineering Works in Charleston, West Virginia.

97. Towboat 'James Rumsey', Kanawha River, W. Va.

IDNO:
038841
Title:
Towboat 'James Rumsey', Kanawha River, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Towboat "James Rumsey" built by The Charles Ward Engineering Works in Charleston, West Virginia.
The "Wild Goose" towboat pictured in a winter setting, was powered by steam stern wheel and built by The Charles Ward Engineering Works in Charleston, West Virginia.

98. Towboat, 'Wild Goose', Kanawha River, W. Va.

IDNO:
038844
Title:
Towboat, 'Wild Goose', Kanawha River, W. Va.
Date:
1927/12/16
Description:
The "Wild Goose" towboat pictured in a winter setting, was powered by steam stern wheel and built by The Charles Ward Engineering Works in Charleston, West Virginia.
Length 61 feet; Beam 8 feet; Forward 9; Aft 14; Boiler G-2 grats 12.38 feet; 280 SFHS; Engine 6 1/2-13 8 539 Rev; Speed 131/8 miles; Coal Capacity 15 hrs run at 10 miles; Tonage 7 tn

99. Pleasure Craft, 'Mascot' Owned By Charles Ward of Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
038899
Title:
Pleasure Craft, 'Mascot' Owned By Charles Ward of Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Length 61 feet; Beam 8 feet; Forward 9; Aft 14; Boiler G-2 grats 12.38 feet; 280 SFHS; Engine 6 1/2-13 8 539 Rev; Speed 131/8 miles; Coal Capacity 15 hrs run at 10 miles; Tonage 7 tn
The "Edith" paddles on the Little Kanawha.

100. Packet Boat On Little Kanawha River, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
040539
Title:
Packet Boat On Little Kanawha River, Calhoun Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912-1917
Description:
The "Edith" paddles on the Little Kanawha.
Baseball team appears to have just won several trophies (on ground in front). Sailors possibly from West Virginia.

101. West Virginia Baseball Team Celebrates on Naval Ship

IDNO:
041683
Title:
West Virginia Baseball Team Celebrates on Naval Ship
Date:
ca. 1918
Description:
Baseball team appears to have just won several trophies (on ground in front). Sailors possibly from West Virginia.
Two men stand in a boat they are using to travel down a flooded street

102. Flooded Street, Johnstown, PA.

IDNO:
050363
Title:
Flooded Street, Johnstown, PA.
Date:
ca. 1890-1920
Description:
Two men stand in a boat they are using to travel down a flooded street
A crew consisting of a cox, and engineer and two extra men are pictured on the stem of the boat, which was used to take enlisted men ashore. The boat carries about 125 men and is 50 feet long.

103. U.S.S. West Virginia Motor Launch Crew

IDNO:
051936
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Motor Launch Crew
Date:
1936
Description:
A crew consisting of a cox, and engineer and two extra men are pictured on the stem of the boat, which was used to take enlisted men ashore. The boat carries about 125 men and is 50 feet long.
A sailor is transferred to the motor boat by gliding down a rope and pulley system. Motor boats were used to carry enlisted men ashore. Photo taken from the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia. An unidentified battleship lurks in the background.

104. Sailor Boarding a Motor Boat by High-Line Transfer

IDNO:
051939
Title:
Sailor Boarding a Motor Boat by High-Line Transfer
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
A sailor is transferred to the motor boat by gliding down a rope and pulley system. Motor boats were used to carry enlisted men ashore. Photo taken from the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia. An unidentified battleship lurks in the background.
A sailor stands in the boat while it's being raised by the battleship's crane. The "punt" boat was used only to paint the sides of the ship. The boat pictured on the far left is a whale boat, which is used as a life boat and is also used in racing. The boat on the right is called a "racing cutter" and is also used as a life boat and in cutter racing.

105. U.S.S. West Virginia Crane Hoisting "Punt" Boat

IDNO:
051941
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Crane Hoisting "Punt" Boat
Date:
1936
Description:
A sailor stands in the boat while it's being raised by the battleship's crane. The "punt" boat was used only to paint the sides of the ship. The boat pictured on the far left is a whale boat, which is used as a life boat and is also used in racing. The boat on the right is called a "racing cutter" and is also used as a life boat and in cutter racing.
A boat speeds across the sea while the U.S.S. West Virginia lurks in the background.

106. Liberty Boat Going Ashore from U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
051948
Title:
Liberty Boat Going Ashore from U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
A boat speeds across the sea while the U.S.S. West Virginia lurks in the background.
The motor boats were used to transport enlisted men to and from shore.

107. Officers Transported on Motor Boats to the U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
051961
Title:
Officers Transported on Motor Boats to the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
The motor boats were used to transport enlisted men to and from shore.
The motor boat that carries the officers to and from shore idles beside the battleship.

108. Officers' Motor Boat Beside the U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
051963
Title:
Officers' Motor Boat Beside the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1937
Description:
The motor boat that carries the officers to and from shore idles beside the battleship.