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Mississippi steamboat ‘J. M. White,’ 1878

Mississippi steamboat ‘J. M. White,’ 1878.jpg Plan of typical New Haven sharpie showing design and construction characteristicsThumbnailsFulton’s ‘Clermont’ on The Hudson, 1807Plan of typical New Haven sharpie showing design and construction characteristicsThumbnailsFulton’s ‘Clermont’ on The Hudson, 1807Plan of typical New Haven sharpie showing design and construction characteristicsThumbnailsFulton’s ‘Clermont’ on The Hudson, 1807Plan of typical New Haven sharpie showing design and construction characteristicsThumbnailsFulton’s ‘Clermont’ on The Hudson, 1807Plan of typical New Haven sharpie showing design and construction characteristicsThumbnailsFulton’s ‘Clermont’ on The Hudson, 1807

The light-draught Mississippi steamers bear little resemblance to the Hudson River and Long Island Sound boats while the American steam ferry-boat is a thing certainly not of beauty, but unique.

The J. M. White, of 1878, was deemed “a crowning effort in steamboat architecture in the West.” She was 320 feet long and 91 feet in width, over the guards. Her saloons were magnificently furnished, and all her internal fittings of the most elaborate description. She carried 7,000 bales of cotton and had accommodation for 350 cabinpassengers. Her cost was $300,000. She was totally destroyed by fire in 1886.