Loading a Cotton Steamer
This image is based on an eye-witness sketch by Miss C. Hopley. It reflects a river steamer and the manner in which cotton bales were loaded onto these ships.
Image Title
Loading a Cotton Steamer
RegID
SI-OB-218
Date
Mid-1800s
Title
Loading a Cotton Steamer
Source
Edmund Ollier, Cassell's History of the United States (London, 1874-77), Vol. 3, p. 217.
Language
English
Item sets
Miscellaneous Occupations & Economic Activities
Spatial Coverage
North America
Reproduced In
Edmund Ollier, Cassell's History of the United States (London, 1874-77), Vol. 3, p. 217.
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Identifier
cass7