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NH 59007 "Colonel Ellet's Ram Fleet on the Mississippi"

Photo #: NH 59007 Colonel Ellet's Ram Fleet on the Mississippi Line engraving after a sketch by Alexander Simplot, published in Harper's Weekly, 1862. Ships in the foreground are: Monarch (letter M between stacks), Queen of the West (with letter Q) and Lioness (letter L). In the left background are: Switzerland (with letter S on paddlebox), Samson and Lancaster. Note cotton bales stacked on deck to protect boilers.
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Title: "Colonel Ellet's Ram Fleet on the Mississippi"
Caption: Colonel Ellet's Ram Fleet on the Mississippi Line engraving after a sketch by Alexander Simplot, published in Harper's Weekly, 1862. Ships in the foreground are: Monarch (letter M between stacks), Queen of the West (with letter Q) and Lioness (letter L). In the left background are: Switzerland (with letter S on paddlebox), Samson and Lancaster. Note cotton bales stacked on deck to protect boilers.
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Catalog #: NH 59007
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