Lincoln as a flatboatman

Title
Lincoln as a flatboatman
LC Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Photographer
McIntosh Stereopticon Co.
Description
It is doubtful whether he felt himself much superior to his surroundings, although he confessed to a yearning for some knowledge of the world outside of the circle in which he lived. This wish was gratified. At the age of nineteen he went down the Mississippi to New Orleans as a flatboat hand, temporarily joining a trade many members of which at that time still took pride in being called “half horse and half alligator”.
Work Type
lantern slides
Date
1915/1925
Identifier
P217:04:61
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of
Set 8 - Abraham Lincoln
Institution
Oregon State University
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