Captioned Barque de passage a Rio-Janeiro, shows small oar-propelled ferry operated by black crewmen; accompanies a lengthy eyewitness description of Rio and its inhabitants (pp. 183-184).
Passenger Ferry, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1847
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Passenger Ferry, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1847
Le Magasin Pittoresque (1847), p. 184
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Miscellaneous Occupations & Economic Activities
South America--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro
Le Magasin Pittoresque (1847), p. 184
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
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