Photographs of the Mississippi River by Henry Peter Bosse

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Title:

Photographs of the Mississippi River by Henry Peter Bosse

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http://www.boondocksnet.com/gallery/bosse_index.html

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Main > Techniques and Styles > Documentary > Archives > American

Summary:
Taken in the 1880s and 1890s for the Corps of Engineers, Bosse's photographs document its work damming and channeling the river.

Description:
Collection of Henry Peter Bosse's photographs of the Mississippi River as it appeared in the 1880s and 1890s as Mark Twain was writing about the river and the U.S. Corps of Engineers was improving navigation by creating stable channels.

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