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Scene on the Tennesse River. [1863-1864 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0340 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1863-1864 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 35.6 cm, Width: 27.9 cm Order a Copy

View of the Tennessee River taken from an elevated position. In the foreground is a plank building and a slightly open draw bridge. Two steam boats are in the river and steaming toward the draw bridge. A metal pipe is sticking out of the window of the building.

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