Paddle steamer Mississippi
Grab
Description
View of a large paddle-wheel steamer, the Mississippi, at Fort Wayne on the Detroit River. A small wooden pier and part of the riverbank are visible in the foreground. Handwritten on front: "The Old Steamer Mississippi-Fort Wayne-Detroit." Recorded in lantern slide ledger: "Great Lakes-Boats & boating-Mississippi."
Details
- Creator:
- Bardwell, Jex, 1824-1902
- Resource ID:
- EB02c580
- Subject:
- Paddle steamers--Michigan--Detroit
- Excursion boats--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)
- Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Lantern slides
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 transparency : glass ; 3.25 x 4 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Negative Number:
- BHC lantern slide no. 456
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.