Down Upon the Mississippi

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Stock #: 397337
Type: Postcard
Era: Undivided Back
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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The packets plying the Mississippi River measure 50 feet from keel to root of upper cabin; their average length is 250 feet, with a carrying capacity of a thousand tons. The main deck is occupied by boilers, machinery and freight; above, is the saloon with commodious staterooms, while a third story contains the officers' quarters. 136 landings are made between Memphis and New Orleans

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