Two steamships, namely the Baltic and Diana, engaged in a neck-to-neck race on the river.

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Two steamships, namely the Baltic and Diana, engaged in a neck-to-neck race between New Orleans and Louisville, a distance of 1382 miles. Created by George F. Fuller in 1858, the painting depicts what is regarded as being one of the most exciting and closest races of the era wherein the Baltic eventually emerged triumphant.

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Size: 5100px × 3521px
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Photo credit: © Vernon Lewis Gallery/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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