Image of a steamboat being built; the framing for the hull sits on the slipways. There are a number of workmen standing either next to or inside the unfinished hull. Just beyond are two vessels, a steamboat not yet completed, and the Steamboat Bridgeport. Title from mount.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
1 print : albumen ; print 25.1 x 33.2 cm (9 7/8 x 13 1/16 in.) ; overall 33 x 43 cm (13 x 16 15/16 in.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Navy-yards and naval stations--United States Shipbuilding--Tennessee--Chattanooga United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military facilities Albumen prints. (aat)
Place
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Source
Isaac Bonsall Collection of Photographs. United States Civil War, Huntington Digital Library
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