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Source Collection
Grover Edward McCarver memorial collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0466.006_Riverboats.043.jpg
Description
Nicknamed the "Lovin' Kate", the steamer Kate Adams was built in 1898. The boat ferried cotton, cargo, passengers and even starred in the movie "Uncle Tom's Cabin". The steamer caught fire in 1927, only the hull was salvaged, but later sank in 1931 just off President's Island.
Date Created
6-17-2021
Date
circa 1900
Recommended Citation
"Steamer Kate Adams, Memphis, TN, c. 1900" (2021). Postcards. 82.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-mccarver1/82
Keywords
Postcards--Tennessee--Memphis, Postcards--20th century, Memphis (Tenn.)--photographs
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