Natchez vs. Robert E. Lee

Harper's Weekly print dated November 12, 1870, of the famous steamboat race between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee. The two boats raced in the summer of 1870. The Robert E. Lee won the famed steamboat race against the Natchez, going from New Orleans to St. Louis, Missouri, a distance of 1,154 miles, in 3 days, 18 hours, and 14 minutes.

Subject Photograph Collection, The Filson Historical Society

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