African-American man caries a heavy cloth bag of unidentified goods, possibly peanuts, on his back. Behind him another man carries the same. Rows of cloth bags and barrels of goods are pictured.
US Navy warship, the USS Vindicator, with soldiers on the top deck in front of the wheel boxes and on the bow. There is a cannon on the stern and three smaller boats tied to the USS Vindicator.
White-bearded stout man wearing captain's hat and sitting in a chair on the Texas deck of the steamboat "City of Memphis". The Texas Deck, a long and narrow cabin for officers, was located on a raised section over the skylights of a steamboat....
Six women and two men, probably passengers, are posing in front of smokestacks on the deck of a steamboat. The Texas deck can be seen at far right in the background. This steamboat is most likely the "City of Memphis."
Engraving of soldiers, equipment, and supplies being off-loaded from steamboats onto shore as seen from the deck of one of the ships. Columns of soldiers and horses, barrels, and wagons can be seen on the shore. Engravings of Major-General James...
Cattle; Carts & wagons; Ox teams; Women; African Americans; Bodies of water
A team of yoked oxen in the foreground are led to the water's edge by their African-American handler. A group of women are seated on a wagon bed with a small building in the background.
Four African-American men relax on the deck of a riverboat. The man in front wears blue jeans, vest, coat, and boots. The man in back wears overalls and a plaid shirt. Visible in the background are stacked wooden boxes.
The "City of Memphis" is moored at the shore while cargo is loaded on board via a boom gangplank. Several well dressed men and women seem to be waiting to board. The tall stacks are belching black smoke in preparation for moving. Individuals are...
Man standing next to the pilot's wheel on a steamboat. Pictured are the bell pulls for the Engine Room Telegraph, pull rope for the whistle or roof bell, steering lever and pilot wheel, decorative rope over the front window, and a megaphone on the...
African-American man reins in two yoked oxen in a field as a group of women stand, sit in, and walk around a wagon. Structures appear in the background.
"City of Savannah," a stern wheeler steamboat, plowing through the water belching smoke through the tall stacks. Some individuals are shown on the decks. One lifeboat is visible on one of the decks.
Laborers; African Americans; City & town life; Inclined planes; General stores
African American men shown on either side of chute or ramp which is positioned into a warehouse, perhaps waiting for products which will be sent down the trough. This building was probably a general store. Individuals, are positioned in the...
Four men, three of them American American, load and unload goods at a river landing. The men are using a gangplank to access the riverboat. One man holds chickens and a package in his hand. A riverboat captain stands in the background.
Steamboats; Ox teams; Laborers; Rivers; Farming; Bodies of water
A man with a hat stands next to a team of oxen. A river and a steamboat can be seen in the background. The man is standing near some wooden structures, one of which may be a barn. The name of the steamboat is the "City of Memphis."
A group of women are walking down the bank of a river. A steamboat can be seen docking at the river. The women are wearing long dresses and hats. The steamboat is the "City of Memphis."
Mary Ellet Cabell, daughter of Col. Charles Ellet, who established the U.S. Ram Fleet for the Army, wrote to Col. George B. Corkhill about the heroic actions of her father and brother in the naval battles for Memphis and Vicksburg. Col. Ellet was a...
