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| Goin' West.....by Way of the River Flatboats These pictures are large and will take awhile to download if you're using a dial-up modem. |
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| The crew of a small flatboat wait for a steamer to buy their load of firewood; painting by frontier artist, George Caleb Bingham, ca 1850 |
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| "Bound Down the River" by Currier and Ives, 1870. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traders preparing the evening meal. Before settling in for the night, wilderness veterans usually sent scouts into the woods to check for hostile Indians. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Another flatboat painting by George Caleb Bingham, ca 1850. Retrieving salvage from steamboats sunk by a snag was a lucrative part of the flatboat's role throughout the era of steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gambling and drinking were steady fare on a flatboat voyage, making the craft among the worst insurance risks on the river; painting by George Caleb Bingham, ca 1850. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Flatboat on the Missouri River by George Caleb Bingham, ca 1850 |
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| By Way of the River Index Steamboats Grounded! On the Shore Advertisements, Documents, Etc. Oldwest Index Page HOME |
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