P-003: Ruth Ferris Collection Prints

This part of the Ruth Ferris Collection contains prints, mostly lithographs taken from illustrated periodicals in the 19th century.
Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library
A View of Fort Armstrong
A view of Fort Armstrong, Rock Island, Mississippi River. Probably 1853.
Agricultural and Mechanical Fair
The Great Fair at St. Louis, -- A view of the grounds.
Beer-Garden
A German beer-garden, -- Sunday night.
Chaperon
Green River packet "Chaperon"
Early train arrival at the old river front St. Louis
Eisenbrucken. III.
1. Rheinbrucke zu Koblenz. 2. Mississippibrucke bei St. Louis (Nordamerika) wahrend des Baues., Iron Bridges. 1. Rhine bridge to Koblenz. 2. Mississippi bridge at St. Louis (North America) during the construction.
Fort Augustus and Loch Ness
Fort Augustus and Loch Ness.
Fort Benton
U. S. P. R. R. Exp. and Surveys - 47th and 49th parallels.
Fort Snelling
Fort Snelling (Minnesota). Drawn after nature from the proprietor Herman J. Meyer.
Government Bridge Between Davenport and Rock Island
View of the Government Bridge (or Arsenal Bridge) spanning the Mississippi between Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa.
Grand Tower and Devil's Bakeoven
Grand Tower and Devil's Bakeoven, Mississippi River. Drawn after nature for proprietor Herman J. Meyer.
Great Crevasse of the Mississippi
The great crevasse of the Mississippi on the plantation of Mr. Bell, near New Orleans, April 11, 1858.--See page 7.
Great Falls of the Missouri River
U. S. P. R. R. Exp. and Surveys - 47th and 49th parallels.
Hailing a Steamboat
On the Mississippi. By our special artist and correspondent.
Ice Bridge at St. Louis
Ice bridge over the Mississippi at St. Louis.-[Photographed by R. Benecke, St. Louis.]
J. M. White
J. M. White, Hal Henderson sketch. Proof from cut of drawing used on cover of "Steamboat, Art, Decoration and Elegance" by Ruth Ferris.
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana. (Near the Mouth of the Great Miami) Drawn and Engraved for the Ladies Repository.
Lake Pepin
Grand - Spirit - Tables (Lake Pepin)
River Scenes at Cairo, Illinois
Cairo at midnight. Coaling in Cairo. On the Mississippi - By our special artist and correspondent.
St. Louis Riverfront
View of the bridge now building across the Mississippi at St. Louis. - Sketched from the shot-tower by Robert P. Mallory. (See page 30).
Terrific Fire Among the Steamers In the Harbor of St. Louis, Mo.
Between five and six o'clock on Wednesday morning the 2d of July, a fire broke out in the cabin of the steamboat St. Clair, lying at the extreme end of the upper landing, which immediately communicated to the Paul Anderson, lying below her, and before many moments both were enveloped in flames. The hawsers were immediately cut loose, and the burning boats were sent floating down the stream. The current drove them alongside the Grand Turk, Southerner, and Saranak No. 2, lying immediately below, and the flames instantly communicated with those steamers, and in a moment those boats were also enveloped in a terrific blaze of fire. The J. M. Stockwell, lying below the Saranak, also caught fire, and in less than three quarters of an hour, and before the engines could possibly arrive, the above six steamboats were totally destroyed. The Southerner was a splendid new steamer, and only came out at the beginning of the season. She was built in Mobile, entirely of maple wood, and valued at $35,000. She was undergoing extensive repairs, and about to have a magnificent passenger cabin placed on her for the trade between this port and New Orleans. She was not insured in any of the offices here, as far as we could learn. The Paul Anderson was an old boat and was not worth as she stood more than $1000. Her machinery had been taken out, which rendered her all but valueless excepting the wood work and the hull, which was not considered of much account. The J. M. Stockwell was a Wabash river boat, worth about $800. The St. Clair was also an old boat, and not considered worth more than $10,000. The Grand Turk, although a very old craft, was still in fair condition, and was valued at about $20,000. She, years ago, cost $60,000, but had passed the best of her days, and was not worth more yesterday at the outside than the above amount. The Saranak No. 2 was also an old steamboat, not worth more than about $6000. The St. Clair was an old boat, valued at about $10,000. The total amount of property destroyed would probably amount to $75,000. With the exception of the Southerner, none of the other boats were worth much. There were immense crowds of persons collected on both sides of the river, witnessing the fire, which presented at one time a fearfully grand and picturesque sight. It is supposed to have originated through the work of an incendiary.
The Eads Jetties
The Eads Jetties, at South Pass, mouth of the Mississippi River.
The Emigrants.
Up the Hudson
Illustration of passengers on a steamboat working up the Hudson River.

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