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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.
Some background on this elegant steamboat --
https://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/2550321547
https://memphismagazine.com/ask-vance/the-end-of-the-lovin-kate/
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 short and somewhat entertaining read:
https://memphismagazine.com/ask-vance/the-end-of-the-lovin-kate/
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