1924 – Lumber Barge Loaded

1924 – Lumber Barge Loaded

Bob Logan sits on one of the barges being loaded for shipment from his mill in 1924. Railcars also stand by waiting to be loaded, as does another steamboat docked at the river’s edge in Newport. Strong arms and broad shoulders were needed to do this backbreaking...
1904 – Steamer General Joe Wheeler

1904 – Steamer General Joe Wheeler

The steamer General Joe Wheeler ran on the White and Black Rivers and is shown at Newport in 1904, loaded with 500 bales of cotton.  Built in 1899, the boat was owned by Capt. W.A. “Billy” Joyce and Capt. Tom Stallings of Newport when this photograph was...
1903 – Steamboat Grand

1903 – Steamboat Grand

The steamboat Grand docks at either Jacksonport or Newport about 1903.  It seems to be coming upriver since the deck is loaded with boxes and buckets instead of bales of cotton.  The containers are most likely filled with salt, sugar, coffee, and even oysters, and the...
1900’s – Paddleboat Sears

1900’s – Paddleboat Sears

The paddleboat Sears loads lumber onto barges at the Jacksonport log yard in about 1900.  All types of lumber – including cottonwood, gum, hickory, elm, oak, maple, ash, and cedar – were brought down from the Black, Current, and upper White Rivers to...
1890’s – Lumber Barge

1890’s – Lumber Barge

This unidentified steamer pushing a lumber barge on the White River was photographed by W.D. Ross, who produced many of the photographs in Jackson County in the 1880’s and 1890’s.  These boards have been milled and are ready for delivery to Memphis, New...