Manuscript Database - Subject: Bates, Alan L. Belle of Louisville architectural drawings, circa 1965. 1 roll (8 sheets).

Bates, Alan L. Belle of Louisville architectural drawings, circa 1965. 1 roll (8 sheets).

Architectural drawings of the steamboat, Belle of Louisville, drawn by Alan L. Bates. Bates was a naval architect hired to return the Belle to functioning status following its purchase by Jefferson County. Drawings consist of 8 sheets bound together highlighting high level schematics of the body, main deck, boiler deck, roof, and some elevations. The final sheet in the roll details the history of Belle of Louisville. (See also original plans for the steamboat, first named the Idlewild, drawn by James Rees & Sons Company, Mss. AR R328.)