Louisville and Cincinnati mail packet steamer "Jacob Strader" (2550323493)

Description: this is an illustration of the "jacob strader," a steamboat mail packet on the louisville and cincinnati mail line. The "jacob strader" was a troop carrier during the civil war and was dismantled in 1866. Creator/photographer: unidentified photographer medium: black and white photographic print culture: american geography: usa date: 1856 collection: u. S. Mail packets and boats repository: national postal museum accession number: a. 2006-95 persistent url: arago. Si. Edu/index. Asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=194347 view more collections from the smithsonian institution.