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[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operation to remove obstacles from the Red River in Louisiana, 1873]: Pl. 107 - Steamer Bryerly entering Red River through Sale & Murphy's Canal – Antique Print

[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operation to remove obstacles from the Red River in Louisiana, 1873]: Pl. 107 - Steamer Bryerly entering Red River through Sale & Murphy's Canal — historic photograph
[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operation to remove obstacles from the Red River in Louisiana, 1873]: Pl. 107 - Steamer Bryerly entering Red River through Sale & Murphy's Canal. Historic photograph from the Steamboats collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operation to remove obstacles from the Red River in Louisiana, 1873]: Pl. 107 - Steamer Bryerly entering Red River through Sale & Murphy's Canal, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operation to remove obstacles from the Red River in Louisiana, 1873]: Pl. 107 - Steamer Bryerly entering Red River through Sale & Murphy's Canal

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The steamer *Bryerly* is shown easing into the Red River through a cut dug around a snag-choked stretch, one of the bypass channels engineers opened while clearing the river. For much of the nineteenth century, a massive logjam known as the Great Raft stretched for well over a hundred miles along the Red in Louisiana, blocking upriver trade and forcing boats to find detours. The Army Corps of Engineers undertook a multi-year effort in the 1870s to remove the timber, and images like this one documented the work and the vessels that depended on it. The hand-tinted color adds a warmth that was unusual for photographs of the period.

Medium1 photographic print, tinted.
Genre1873". This record contains unverified
Notes1873
SubjectsUS--Corps; La.--Red R-; Steamboats--Misc.; Cranes; Shelf."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,314 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-135803

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