Cotton Blossom (Showboat, 1908-1917)

Summary

• BOAT TYPE: Showboat
• BUILT: 1908
• FORMERLY: Eisenbath and Henderson's Great Modern Temple of Amusement
• DISPOSITION: Crushed by ice at Mount Vernon, Indiana along with towboat Jewel in 1918
• OWNERS: Steiner and Needham (1908); R. W. Emerson (1909); R. W. Emerson and Roy Hitner (1914)
• RIVERS: Mississippi River; Ohio River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Seated 900 people. She could be identified by the dishpan front with lights. Towed by Sophia M. Gardner in 1910 and in 1914. Towed by the packet Jewel in 1916 and 1918
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: At shore, with a band standing on the bow and people lined up on the gangplank