Mississippi River Collection

Meteor shower over the Mississippi River, 1833
Remarkable meteor shower over the Mississippi River, 1833. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mississippi River and the city of Minneapolis, 1870s
Minneapolis, village of St. Anthony, and St. Anthonys Falls on the Mississippi River, Minnesota, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Cotton loaded on steamboats by black slaves, New Orleans
Slaves loading cotton bales on riverboats at the New Orleans levee, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

St. Louis on the Mississippi River, 1870s
Steamboat traffic on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, 1870s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Lower Mississippi River defenses against Union ships, 1862
Route of the USS " Brooklyn" past Fort Jackson, Civil War battle of New Orleans, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

New Orleans in 1718
French colonial port of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1718. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Ships entering the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico, 1700s
Sailing ships at the mouth of the Mississippi River in the late 1700s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Busy New Orleans waterfront, late 1800s
Steamboats and barges on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mississippi River bayou
Alligator in a cypress brake on the lower Mississippi River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Rescue of flood victims on the Mississippi River, 1800s
Residents rescued at night from the flooded Mississippi River, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mississippi River flatboat
Flatboat hauling cargo down the Mississippi River, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Indian canoe on the upper Mississippi River
Bluffs along the Mississippi River north of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Father Jacques Marquette holding a peace pipe to greet Native Americans during his journey to the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

DeSoto expedition retreating down the Mississippi, 1542
Spaniards descending Mississippi River after De Sotos death, 1542. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Map of DeSotos route, 1540s
De Soto expeditions route across southeast North America, 1539-1542. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, French explorer of North America. Hand-colored woodcut

Boats on the lower Mississippi River, 1850s
Steamboats and a raft passing a sugar plantation on the Mississippi River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto discovering the Mississippi River, 1540. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Confederate sharpshooters defending New Orleans, 1862
Swamp-hunters attacking Union mortar-boats on Mississippi River, Battle of New Orleans, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Steamboat taking on cargo, Mississippi river, 1800s
Mississippi steamboat loading cattle and corn, New Madrid, Missouri, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Cotton bale loaded on a boat in New Orleans, 1800s
Young African-American stevedore loading cotton onto a steamboat at New Orleans, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Black stevedores in St. Louis, Missouri, 1890s
African-American roustabouts on the levee, St. Louis, Missouri, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

New Orleans docks under electric lights, 1880s
Levee at night illuminated for the first time with electric lights, New Orleans, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Steamboats on the Mississippi at St. Louis, Missouri
City of St. Louis from the Mississippi River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

US Navy base in Memphis, Tennessee, 1850s
Navy Yard in Memphis, Tennessee, on the Mississippi River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Railroad trestle over the Mississippi River in Minnesota
Northern Pacific Railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Brainerd, Minnesota, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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La Salle and his companions exploring the lower Mississippi River for France, 1682. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet on the upper Mississippi River in canoes 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in a canoe on the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

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Burial of Hernando DeSoto in the Mississippi River to keep his death secret from hostile Native Americans, 1542. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle. Hand colored 19th-century woodcut of an illustration

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French Jesuit missionary and explorer Jacques Marquette. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Hernando De Soto portrait. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Title page of Henri de Tontis account of the La Salle expedition. Woodcut with a watercolor wash of the English edition, printed in London 1698

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Father Marquette and Louis Joliet, the first white men on the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Marquette and Joliet meeting Native Americans in Illinois during their exploration of the upper Mississippi River region, 1670s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Union gunboats and steamships passing the Confederate stronghold Vicksburg, on the Mississippi River, night of April 16, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

CSS Sumter at New Orleans, 1861
Confederate cruiser " Sumter" leaving New Orleans, June 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Port Hudson, Louisiana, surrendering to the Union Army, 1863
Confederate surrender of Mississippi River town of Port Hudson LA, after the fall of Vicksburg, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Steamboat passing a raft on a river
Men steering a raft past a riverboat and its passenger excursion barge, early 1800s. Color halftone reproduction of an Arthurs illustration

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Map of Louisiana, 1744, showing the mouths of the Mississippi River while part of New France. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of the map

Mississippi River boats passing Fort Armstrong
Fort Armstrong on Rock Island in the Mississippi River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Sioux village on the upper Mississippi River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Battle of Bad Axe in Wisconsin, ending the Black Hawk War, 1832. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Map of Mandan migration
Caitlins map showing the moves of the Mandans and the place of their extinction, 1837. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

DeSotos route in Louisiana
Western part of De Sotos route, from Desisles map published in 1707. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

Wisconsin River junction with the Mississippi
Wisconsin River joining the Mississippi River, first explored by Marquette and Joliet, 1673. Photograph

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Map showing the route of La Salles explorations in North America, late 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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