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A FAMOUS CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHER
PHOTOGRAPHS THE GREAT REPUBLIC
 6027
- THE STEAMBOAT GREAT REPUBLIC [LATER GRAND REPUBLIC], Stereo
by Theodore Lilienthal of New Orleans. c 17870, the majestic Great
Republic [1867 - 76] at anchor. The interior of the J. M. White
might have been modeled after that of the Great Republic (later
named Grand Republic). The Great Republic had elaborate
carpets, comfortable chairs, and intricate detailing of this palace
that would also carry tons of good up and down river. The Grand
Republic carried many distinguished passengers including Emperor
Don Pedro II of Brazil and his party who travelled from St. Louis to
New Orleans. In addition to the royal passengers, the boat carried a
record breaking cargo of 8,210 bales of cotton, 872 sacks of oil cake,
400 sacks of meal, 350 barrels of oil, and 525 sacks of cotton seed.
Lilienthal produced many Civil War photographs of Port Hudson and
vicinity when at Baton Rouge.
Fine...........................................................$125.00
1840 - THE STEAMBOAT STARLIGHT
AND THE BART ABLE, New Orleans, LA. January 16th, 1867,
addressed to a sugar buyer in Shreveport, LA. acknowledging shipping
molasses, spices, and cheese by the two mentioned boats. Also flour
also shipped must have been mislaid by the boat; a wagon will be
shipped soon. 8" X 10", fine..............................$20.00
1841 - TWO EARLY
NEW ORLEANS STAMPLESS LETTERSHEETS, both cancelled "New
Orleans", dated 1841 and 1842, both are folded printed letter
sheets dealing with business dealings, both have postage paid marked
with 30 and 25 cents respectfully. Both were carried up the east coast
by ship to Hartford and Boston, both very
fine...............................$39.00/the
pair
1842 - THE
STEAMSHIP GALENA 1851, 7" X 12" pre-printed manifest
for goods shipped on the Steamship Galena from New York to New
Orleans. A. S. Dennison & Co. was the shipper, blue paper, near
mint condition, small ship vignette to
left..............................................$20.00
1843 - THE
STEAMSHIP KNICKERBOCKER, 8" X 10" pre-printed and
filled-in shipping manifest dated at New Orleans March 25th, 1884
shipping 50 bales of cotton to Fall River. Printed in green ink, red
company flag denoting the Cromwell Line. Located along the eastern
shore of Mount Hope Bay at the mouth of the Taunton River, the city
[Fall River, Mass.] became famous during the 19th century as the
leading textile manufacturing center in the United States. Very
fine.................................................$25.00
82308 - LOUISVILLE, KY, MORNING
COURIER, May 12th, 1846, four pages, large eagle masthead,
loads of steamboat ads, illustrated merchant ads, very minor archival
restoration of edge of page 4; otherwise fine, uncommon
paper..............................................$25.00
100813 - MEDICAL DISCHARGE
FROM THE MARINE HOSPITAL AT NEW ORLEANS,
8" X 10", pre-printed and filled in discharge for William F.
Hungerford, 156th NYV was discharged for medical reasons, signed by
the Surgeon in charge, US Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LA, January
27th, 1863,
fine....................................................................$55.00
MISSISSIPPI RIVER STEAMBOAT
ITEMS
12258 - THE
STEAMBOAT LESSIE TAYLOR, Huge illustrated freight bill 8"
X 10" with vignette of a side wheel steamboat January 10th, 1871
shipping 35 bales of cotton to New Orleans from the port of
Washington, MS [near Natchez], unusually large and attractive. Very
fine............................................SOLD
12260 - THE STEAMBOAT JOHN B. MAUDE, 8" X 10",
freight bill March 13th, 1873, large vignette of a side wheel
steamboat shipping over 100 bales of cotton from Memphis to New
Orleans, fresh paper, coupe of spindle holes, otherwise fine [boat was
sunk with 800 bales of cotton in 1875 and raised and put in service
again, then burned at New Orleans in
1886]........................................................$39.00
 8004
- MISSISSIPPI RIVER STEAMBOAT CERTIFICATE, June 13th, 1888,
Certificate for Enoch Dougherty certifying Dougherty as a Mate on
steam vessels traveling on the Western and Southern Rivers. Large
eagle vignette. Dougherty served on many steamboats during his career
and lived until 1921 [1844 - 1921]. Some data on Dougherty included
with certificate. Nice steamboat item. Very good, some tone at bottom
margin.....................................................SOLD
 THE GREAT STEAMBOAT RACE, JULY
1870 BETWEEN THE ROBERT E. LEE AND THE NATCHEZ
Ever since two
steamboats passed each other on the Mississippi River, pilots and
owners have wanted to compete to see whose boat was faster and could
carry more cargo. Perhaps the most famous steamboat race occurred in
June, 1870, from New Orleans to St. Louis between the Natchez VI and
the Robert E. Lee. In that month, the Natchez had made a record
breaking trip from New Orleans to St. Louis in 3 days, 21 hours, and
58 minutes. Captain John W. Cannon of the Lee decided that the Natchez
success could not go unanswered. While waiting for the Natchez to
return to New Orleans, he readied the Robert E. Lee for a race by
stripping her of excess weight and declining any passengers or cargo.
Captain T.P. Leathers
of the Natchez welcomed the challenge, but refused to lighten his
burden. The two boats left New Orleans with the Robert E. Lee slightly
ahead. During the race, Captain Cannon had arranged for barges to be
floated alongside of the Lee to expedite the refueling process. The
Natchez was forced to do the same, but only after some time had
passed. The Robert E. Lee won the race by several hours, but the
Natchez had been stuck on a mudflat for six hours. The Natchez might
have won the race if Captain Leathers had unloaded his cargo and
passengers.
THE LEE AHEAD
AT VICKSBURG AND GAINING ON HER RIVAL!
 61910 - THE
NEW ORLEANS TIMES, JULY 2ND, 1870, complete issue, front
page account amounting to a long column and a half describing the
famous race from New Orleans to St. Louis of the steamboats Robert E.
Lee, and the Natchez (VI). Reports of the advance of the tow boats
from Bayou Sara, Natchez, and at Vicksburg by telegraph back to New
Orleans, information on the Lee and Natchez, the remarkable speed of
the Lee...The back page contains an illustrated ad for both the Lee
and the Natchez, paper is loose at the spine due to microfilming, but
paper is MINT. An important and historic issue.............$75.00
THE LEE STILL
AHEAD, UNPRECEDENTED TIME, THE NATCHEZ HAS AN ACCIDENT LOSES 36
MINUTES!
 61911 - THE
NEW ORLEANS TIMES, SUNDAY, JULY 3RD, 1870, complete issue,
large folio edition, from page dispatches on the progress of the great
race, shows six different dispatches in one long full column on page
one. The Lee still ahead at Memphis, the Natchez has an accident which
cost her 36 minutes, 10,000 people see the boats pass at Memphis, the
Lee ahead by one hour and six minutes, the Lee coals up in the river
in front of Memphis. A huge 16 page Sunday issue with ads for both
boats on the last page. The back page contains an illustrated ad for
both the Lee and the Natchez. Paper is loose at the spine due to
microfilming, but paper is MINT. An important and historic
issue..........................$135.00
THE LEE ARRIVES
AT ST. LOUIS AHEAD OF THE NATCHEZ, THE NATCHEZ CAPTAIN STATES THAT HE
WOULD HAVE BEAT THE LEE LESS FOR THE FOG AND ACCIDENT! THE GREAT RACE
IS OVER!
61213 - THE NATCHEZ AND THE ROBERT E. LEE, issues July -
September, 1870. The New Orleans Times. Complete folio
issue, back page advertisements for the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez
for future trips on the river. They had just completed their epic race
in early July 1870. Paper is loose at the spine due to microfilming,
but paper is MINT...........................$35.00/ea.
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