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Lot 639
Sale 1277 - Beyond a Cincinnati Legacy: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischmann III, Part II
Nov 17, 2023
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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$400 -
600
Price Realized
$756
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Lot Description
American School, 19th Century
The Explosion of the Steamboat Anglo-Norman
1850
watercolor and tempera on paper
unsigned
ship identified, starboard stern
18 x 26 1/2 inches.
Freshly built, the Anglo-Norman embarked on a demonstration cruise on the Mississippi River from New Orleans on December 14, 1850. Upon her return to port, all boilers simultaneously exploded, killing at least 100 people on board.