The Great Steamboat Race

ID: 1153 ~ Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. ~ Creator: Currier & Ives. ~ Date: 1870

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The race beween the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee attracted widespread attention. Billed as the "Great Steamboat Race," it was memoriaized by printmakers Currier and Ives.
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.

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Robert E. Lee Steamboat

By Ashley Slavey, Megan Simms, Wes Cunningham, Eric Brumfield & Katy Morrison

The Robert E. Lee is among the best-known steamboats built in New Albany. Completed in 1866 for Captain John W. Cannon, the Robert E. Lee cost $230,000 and was designed to be the fastest and most luxurious steamboat on the western rivers. Its…