Alexander Martin Model Ship Gallery

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River Packet Towing Show Boat

In the picture is a Mississippi River show boat, a very picturesque sight along the Mississippi River being towed by a river boat. The model represents a typical Mississippi River traveling theatre of the 1870s and 1880s. They were from 100 to 200 feet long. They were extremely colorful in decorations.

The superstructure or upper railing on this model is a strip of the edge of my wife's shelf paper in the pantry, heavily shellacked and enameled.

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