Original Associated Press wire photo dated April 27, 1947, showing a shipment of 399 new automobiles at Cincinnati beginning a journey down the Ohio River for delivery to southern states. The cars are loaded aboard specially built barges, with a towing steamer visible in the background. The photograph and separate original AP caption are both mounted on the same piece of black archival paper. Overall measurement is approximately 8¼ × 8⅜ inches. Shows light handling wear consistent with newsroom/archive use. This photograph came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper. Please review pictures carefully for condition and details.