Currier & Ives, The Great Mississippi Steamboat Race–From New Orleans to St. Louis, July 1870–Between the R.E. Lee, Captain John W. Cannon and Natchez Captain Leathers–Won by the R.E. Lee, Time: 3 Days 18 Hours and 30 Minutes; Distance 1210 Miles.
Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Currier & Ives

The Great Mississippi Steamboat Race–From New Orleans to St. Louis, July 1870–Between the R.E. Lee, Captain John W. Cannon and Natchez Captain Leathers–Won by the R.E. Lee, Time: 3 Days 18 Hours and 30 Minutes; Distance 1210 Miles.

1870

Current Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Medium
Hand-colored lithograph, with gum arabic
Dimensions
20.9 × 31.8 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-1150688

Provenance

Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962

Registry history

  • 1870 — Recorded in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art — prints

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