Title	Ferry at Chattanooga
Description	Ferry in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The etching shows the operation of an active ferry. In the drawing are cattle being ferried across the river. There are some small boats and trees in the foreground. There are also hills and a farm in the background.
Historical Note	Due to lack of road building, the need for reliable river crossings became evident. Ferry boats operated by individuals soon appeared at major river crossings. Some 700 to 1,000 ferries operated in Tennessee in the 19th century. The Tennessee River landing and ferry operation of John and Lewis Ross becames Ross's Landing, the forerunner of Chattanooga.
Date	undated
Place	Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Collection	Library Photograph Collection
Subjects - LCSH	Agriculture; Chattanooga (Tenn.); Hamilton County (Tenn.); Tennessee River.
Subjects - TGM	Ferries Marine terminals Boats Flatboats Barges Rivers Mountains Cattle Farms
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#	31905
Negative #	S434
Digital Type	Still Image
Digital Format	Image/jp2
Media Type	Prints Drawings
Copyright	No copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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