Large paddle boat or paddle steamer docked on the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee. To the right is the shore with a few horse-drawn carriages. On the levee in front of the boat is a small house and horse-drawn carriages at the bridge...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
COL. A. MACKENZIE, a side-wheel snag-boat (160 ft. x 33 ft. x 5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1900. Owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, she initially operated on the upper Mississippi River. When Captain David Tipton died at her wheel in Lake...
Owned by Baton Rouge & Bayou Sara Packet Co., GOLDEN EAGLE, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (175 ft. x 35 ft. x 5.2 ft.), operated on the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Originally built in 1904 by Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville,...
One of twelve plates in Antonio Zatta's "Le Colonie Unite dell'America Settentrle" based on John Mitchell's "Map of the British and French Dominions in North America." This hand-colored map shows the Wabash River flowing into...
Bales of cotton covering a large area in front of a large paddle boat or paddle steamer. In the foreground two African-American men sit on the bales. Other men are in the background. Title: 12479 - Cotton! Cotton! Cotton! Levee, New Orleans, La....
Map of North America, prepared for a French trading company, shows ports, bays, large lakes, mountain ranges, settlements, and villages as well as routes of various explorers. Disproportionate space is allocated to the eastern portion of...
Monuments & memorials; Sculpture; Parks; Swimming pools; Swimmers; Courthouses; Railroad stations; Automobiles; Schools; Young Men's Christian associations; City & town halls; Hospitals; Waterfronts; Ships; Post offices; Dwellings; Railroad...
Souvenir postcard folder from Hannibal, Missouri. Many of the postcards relate to Mark Twain and his characters. There are three pictures of Twain's home, one featuring Twain himself standing in front of the house. Other images include the...
Long wooden building, identified as a railroad station, with water and boats or ships behind it. In front are horse-drawn carriages and wagons. Some people stand in front of the building. Title: Levee & R.R. Station, N.O.L.A. Text on left:...
Souvenir folder of postcards from Memphis, Tennessee. Images in this folder depict public buildings, including the auditorium, hospitals, and a library; parks, monuments and gardens; various banks and other business buildings; Southwestern College...
