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Early Steamboat Engraving

Description:

This engraving shows an early type of steamboat that applies the basic principles of steam locomotion to water transportation. During the nineteenth century, steamboats were an important means of transportation in the United States, moving goods and people on rivers, lakes, and canals.

Collection Number:

SC 181

Image Number:

TAH0319

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