Ellet rams h59007, Alexander Simplot, 1862

"colonel ellet's ram fleet on the mississippi". Ships in the foreground are: monarch (letter "m" between stacks), queen of the west (with letter "q") and lioness (letter "l"). In the left background are: switzerland (with letter "s" on paddlebox), samson and lancaster. Note cotton bales stacked on deck to protect boilers. Date: 1862.

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Author: Line engraving after a sketch by Alexander Simplot, published in "Harper's Weekly", 1862.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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