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.

Currier & Ives1872–74

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Title: 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.
Creator: Currier & Ives
Date Created: 1872–74
Physical Dimensions: Image: 8 1/4 × 12 9/16 in. (20.9 × 31.9 cm) Sheet: 12 1/16 × 16 3/8 in. (30.7 × 41.6 cm)
Type: Print
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/662127
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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