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A view of a large crowd of people aboard the steamboat "Aunt Sally" as it lies docked somewhere along the Arkansas River in Kansas. The boat is riding low in the water because of the weight of the crowd aboard it. Note that the photograph image is backward (see the reversed name on the paddle wheel housing near the stern).
Date: 1878
This photograph shows people travelling by steamboat. Note how packed the boat is.
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Item Number: 553
Call Number: HE.63 , RIV.AUN , 1878 , *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 553
Collections - Photograph
Curriculum - 4th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Individuals and developments (Benchmark 1) - Communication and transportation (Indicator 4)
Date - 1870s - 1878
Environment - Water - Rivers
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Rivers - Arkansas
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Water - Steamboats
Type of Material - Photographs
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