Mamie S. Barrett
The Mamie S. Barrett was built as a towboat at the Howard Shipyard in Jefferson, Indiana for the Barrett line. She is 146 feet long and 30 feet wide.
She was sold to the Army Corp of Engineers in 1923 and sent to Florence, Alabama in 1935 and used as an inspection boat.
In 1942, she would serve as headquarters for President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
In 1947, the Mamie S. Barrett was sold to Volman Brothers Construction company and later sold to Spencer Merrills as a clubhouse and restaurant for the Harbor Point Yacht club of Weston Alton, Missouri.
In 1981, she was sold to Dick Oberle and moved to Eddyville, Kentucky, restored and served as a restaurant on the Cumberland River. In 1983 the boat was added to the National Historic Registry. Just a few years later, in 1987 the Mamie S. Barret was purchased by John and Mary Houseman and brought to Vicksburg, Mississippi and converted to a showboat complete with a 120 person theater on the main deck and a restaurant on the second deck. These mark the last of the Glory Days of the Mamie S. Barrett. She was purchased in 1990 to use as a casino but this plan never materialized. The Mississippi River flood of 1993 landed the boat on dry land pretty much right where it now sits.
Night, near full moon, 300 second exposure, protomachines flashlight set to gold, aquamarine and a shot of white.
UPDATE: May of 2017 the boat caught on fire, some of it remains but the upper portion of the boat was badly damaged.
Click on the image, because it's best BIG on BLACK!!!
Mamie S. Barrett
The Mamie S. Barrett was built as a towboat at the Howard Shipyard in Jefferson, Indiana for the Barrett line. She is 146 feet long and 30 feet wide.
She was sold to the Army Corp of Engineers in 1923 and sent to Florence, Alabama in 1935 and used as an inspection boat.
In 1942, she would serve as headquarters for President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
In 1947, the Mamie S. Barrett was sold to Volman Brothers Construction company and later sold to Spencer Merrills as a clubhouse and restaurant for the Harbor Point Yacht club of Weston Alton, Missouri.
In 1981, she was sold to Dick Oberle and moved to Eddyville, Kentucky, restored and served as a restaurant on the Cumberland River. In 1983 the boat was added to the National Historic Registry. Just a few years later, in 1987 the Mamie S. Barret was purchased by John and Mary Houseman and brought to Vicksburg, Mississippi and converted to a showboat complete with a 120 person theater on the main deck and a restaurant on the second deck. These mark the last of the Glory Days of the Mamie S. Barrett. She was purchased in 1990 to use as a casino but this plan never materialized. The Mississippi River flood of 1993 landed the boat on dry land pretty much right where it now sits.
Night, near full moon, 300 second exposure, protomachines flashlight set to gold, aquamarine and a shot of white.
UPDATE: May of 2017 the boat caught on fire, some of it remains but the upper portion of the boat was badly damaged.
Click on the image, because it's best BIG on BLACK!!!