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.
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Currier & Ives
Artist bio: American, active New York, 1857–1907
Artist role: Lithographer
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1868–78
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
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)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
Accession year: 1963
Tags: Rivers|Boats