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Steamboat 'Round the Bend
The print depicts the famous 1870 race between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee, which marked a pinnacle in the sport of steamboat racing and attracted worldwide newspaper coverage.
Torn Photograph from the 2nd Stop (Rubble): 2nd Mountain of Six Stops on a Section
This photographic print depicts a geological study of mixed rubble that contains discarded manufactured materials like lumber and brick.
Log City
West’s painting depicts the seventeen rustic structures of the settlement, which housed about 175 people and included a church and school. Her painting contains topographic inaccuracies and certain buildings are more intricately depicted than others,…
Nauvoo on the Mississippi
Dark greenery forms a picturesque frame around the landscape, which contains a view of a steamboat on the Mississippi River. On the opposite bank is the city of Nauvoo, an historic curiosity in Illinois, which was established in 1839 by Mormon…
