The Great Steamboat Race. (Between Robt. E. Lee and Natchez).

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• PUBLISHER: Donaldson Art Sign Co. Cin.

• MEDIUM: Chromolithograph,

  DATE: c.1885.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 20 x 30" (507 x 762 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: This dramatic moonlit scene records one of the greatest American gambling events of the 19th century: the race from New Orleans to St. Louis between the rival steamboats Natchez and Robt. E. Lee. Leaving the Crescent City at 5 p.m. on June 30, 1870, the Robt. E. Lee arrived in St. Louis three days, 18 hours and 14 minutes later--more than six hours ahead of the Natchez. Her time was never equalled.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition and color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Naval, Nautical & Marine , Mississippi River