Category:Natchez (ship, 1869)

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English: Natchez VII was built in 1869. It was 301 feet (92 m) long, had eight boilers and a 5,500 cotton bale capacity. It became famous as the participant against another Mississippi paddle steamer, the Robert E. Lee, in a race from New Orleans to St. Louis in June 1870, immortalized in a lithograph by Currier and Ives. Dismantled in 1879. See en:Natchez (boat)#Previous vessels.

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'A Midnight Race on the Mississippi' by Frances Flora Palmer, 1860.jpg 956 × 640; 588 KB
MARK TWAIN(1883) p210 - RACE OF THE LEE AND THE NATCHEZ.jpg 1,215 × 912; 837 KB
Celebrated Race of the Steamers Robt E Lee and Natchez.jpg 1,438 × 1,172; 2.42 MB
Celebrated race of the steamers Robt. E. Lee and Natchez LCCN2003665197.jpg 8,829 × 7,128; 8.79 MB
Steamer Natchez.jpeg 385 × 594; 58 KB
The Great Mississippi steamboat race from New Orleans to St Louis, July 1870. Between the R E Lee - and Natchez - RMG PY0339.tiff 4,800 × 3,937; 54.07 MB
The Great Mississippi steamboat Race. From New Orleans to St Louis, July 1870. Between the R E Lee - and Natchez - RMG PY0340.tiff 4,800 × 3,969; 54.51 MB

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