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NH 59592 "The Gun-boat New Era, Just Built at St. Louis, Missouri"

Photo #: NH 59592 "The Gun-boat New Era, Just Built at St. Louis, Missouri"
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Title: "The Gun-boat New Era, Just Built at St. Louis, Missouri"
Description: Photo #: NH 59592 The Gun-boat New Era, Just Built at St. Louis, Missouri Line engraving published in Harper's Weekly, 1861, depicting the conversion of the ferry boat New Era into a timberclad gunboat, circa September-October 1861. The ship was renamed Essex later in the year. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59592
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