COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Wheeler Collection
Record
Filename:
MW.B4.F21.322(i).jpg
Identifier:
MW.B4.F21.322(i)
Title:
Stw. A.I. Baker
Creator:
Wheeler, Mary (1892-1979)
Subject:
Steamboats
Subject:
Boatbuilding -- Paducah (KY)
Subject:
River industry -- Paducah (KY)
Subject:
Rivers -- Ohio River
Subject:
Rivers -- Tennessee River
Description:
Starboard side of the sternwheeler A.I. BAKER at the Paducah Marine Ways. The A.I. BAKER (Way #T0014), a sternwheel towboat with a wooden hull(125.8 x 28 x 5) was originally named the DAN O' SULLIVAN before being built at Mound City, IL in 1923. The DAN O' SULLIVAN had a long history coming from the boats HOPE, GATE CITY, COUGLAS HALL, and H.P. FLESHER, dating back to 1868. When bought by the Ayer & Lord Tie Company the DAN O' SULLIVAN was renamed in honor of Miss Annie I. Baker, an associate of the company. According to the front page of the Paducah Sun Democrat, Wednesday evening, July 15, 1931, Anna I. Baker was born in Abilene, KS to Henry and Nancy Baker and completed school at Baird College, in Clinton, MO. in 1899 Miss Baker moved from Joplin, MO to Paducah to aid her father Mr. Henry Baker, then transportation manager of the Ayer & Lord Tie Company. She became a leading lady in Paducah both through her work with the Ayer & Lord Tie Company and through her civic activities. She was secretary of the Paducah zoning and planing commission, first president of Paducah's Business and Professional Woman's Club, a member of First Presbyterian church, and a generous contributor to the charities of the city. She passed away at the I.C. Railroad Hospital in Paducah on July 15, 1931. Her life left quite and impression and the A. I. BAKER served as a reminder to all. The A. I. BAKER was sold to Lea River Lines in 1943 and would soon sink near Mound City, IL. Notable Captians of the A.I. BAKER include Capt. Nelson Broadfoot (1935), Capt. Hugh T. Crouse (1939) and Capt. Frank Springer (1942).
Publisher:
McCracken County Public Library
Date:
Circa 1935
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Image/TIFF
Language:
English
Coverage:
Lower Ohio River Valley
Rights:
Permission must be obtained from the McCracken County Public Library, Local and Family History Department
Citation:
Ancestry Library Edition. ProQuest, n.d. Web. Caron's Directory of the City of Paducah, KY. Louisville, KY: Caron Directory Company Inc., 1908-1959. Print. "Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records." Web. 2014. "Paducahky.gov." Oak Grove Cemetery. City of Paducah. Web. 2014. Way, Frederick, Jr. Way�s Packet Directory, 1848-1983. Athens, OH: Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen, 1983. Print. Way, Frederick, and Joseph W. Rutter. Way's Steam Towboat Directory. Athens: Ohio UP, 1990. Print. Wheeler, Mary. Steamboatin� Days: Folk Songs of the River Packet Era. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1944. Print. 1860-1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com)
