Painting
Steamers on the Tributaries of the Mississippi
| In August 1858, Hölzlhuber traveled up the St. Croix River to Stillwater, Minnesota, on the steamship Winona. He noted the upper Mississippi's tributaries were too narrow to admit steamships with two sidewheels. At Stillwater he marveled at the large sawmills loading lumber for shipment downriver. Here the single-smokestack Winona threads its way between high fir-covered bluffs. Taken from Hölzlhuber's description of the scene, translated by Vera Kroner. |
| Image ID: | 1864 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1858 |
| Creator Name: | Hölzlhuber, Franz, 1826-1898 |
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| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Franz Hölzlhuber, 1826-1898 : Sketches and associated materials, 1856-1860, 1959 |
| Genre: | Painting |
| Original Format Type: | paintings |
| Original Format Number: | PH 3131.19 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 5.5 inches |
| This image is one of forty-two watercolor drawings from a sketchbook by Holzlhuber, documenting his trip to the U.S., especially to Wisconsin and Canada in 1856-1860. |
| Landforms |
| Flags |
| Paddle steamers |
| Mississippi River |
| Shorelines |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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