87k052: Looking across Ohio River toward Cincinnati, Ohio, from Covington, Kentucky

Looking NNE from Coconut Joe's restaurant, just upstream from Clay Wade Bailey Bridge.
Downbound ACBL towboat is probably "Dennis Newman".
Prominent buildings in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio include Central Trust Bank Building (completed 1913; now officially named 4th and Vine Tower but known as PNC Tower) and Carew Tower (completed 1930).

Ohio River mile 471
Covington, Kentucky
November 1987
File # 87k052
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Originally named "Albert F. Holden", the twin screw towboat (doc. # 281388, length 148 feet, width 34 feet, GM 16-567C diesels, 3200 horsepower) was built by Dravo Corp. in 1960 and operated by Island Creek Fuel and Transportation Co., Huntington, W. Va.
In 1963, the boat was sold to American Commercial Barge Line, Jeffersonville, Ind., and renamed "Dennis Newman" in 1972.
In 1994, the boat was sold to Waxler Towing Co., Memphis, Tenn., and renamed "Sherman A. Waxler".
The boat's documentation expired in 2008.
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Taken in: United States / Kentucky / Covington (show map)

Taken on: November 1, 1987

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Sets appears in: • Ohio River mile 471 • 1987 Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky (and elsewhere)

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