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Paddle Wheel on the Mississippi River Poster
by Ray Devlin
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Paddle Wheel on the Mississippi River poster by Ray Devlin. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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This is one of the iconic symbols of New Orleans � the stern wheel of one of the paddle steamships. Amazingly, and even sadly, there are... more
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This is one of the iconic symbols of New Orleans � the stern wheel of one of the paddle steamships. Amazingly, and even sadly, there are only two working stern wheelers plying their trade on the Mississippi River today. They are both in New Orleans � the Creole Queen and the Natchez, which take tourists on daily trips down Old Man River to Chalmette and back. The other stern wheelers in the USA either use the wheel as a prop (and not as a means of propulsion) or are permanently moored and acting as casinos and restaurants.
Further, such is the rarity of these vessels, that even the Creole Queen is diesel powered, leaving the Natchez as the sole symbol of this once iconic and plentiful sight on the famous Mississippi River. Therefore, although the paddle wheels are synonymous with the south and the Mississippi delta, my personal opinion is that they are more closely associated with the Big Easy.
This particular stern wheel is on the Natchez, and t...
About Ray Devlin
Scottish Engineer, currently living in Houston, Texas.
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