Steamer on the Tennessee warped through the "Suck – Antique Print
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Description
This rare historic image captures Steamer on the Tennessee warped through the "Suck in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Steamer on the Tennessee warped through the "Suck
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Here a steamboat is being hauled through a stretch of the Tennessee River known as "the Suck," where a swift current and rocky water made passage difficult. Crews in such places often "warped" a vessel forward by running a heavy line ahead to an anchor or fixed point and winding it in on a capstan, since the engines alone could not always overcome the flow. Before the federal dams of the 20th century tamed the river, shoals and rapids like this set the pace of river commerce and tested the skill of pilots and deckhands.
| Original scan | 2,219 × 1,636 px · prints to 7 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 66 TN Steamer on Tennessee River |
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