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Steamboat Canada
The steamboat Canada at dock; cargo on lower deck, passengers on upper deck, and crowd waiting on the dock. The Canada was built in 1858, dismantled in 1870, and operated on the upper Mississippi.
Steamboat Thomas Powell
1863
View from shoreline of the side-wheel steamship "Thomas Powell," probably in southern waters. Industrial buildings are in the background.
Steamboats at Wharf
Elevated view of several steamboats docked at the wharf. Some of the boats are docked near a building bearing advertising reading: "Gardner's Furniture, Carpets, Stoves" and (illegible) "Rock Shoe ...
Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia
1863
A heavily retouched photographic view of Libby Prison. This view shows tents and three tenement (loft style) buildings.
