Relaunching the Suwanee Steamboat in Greenfield Village, May 1970
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Artifact Overview
The Suwanee, a replica of a circa 1880 flat-bottomed steamboat, was constructed in Greenfield Village in 1929. The sternwheeler circled Suwanee Lagoon, dredged from a former channel of the Rouge River in 1937. Both the boat and the waterway were named for the Suwanee River made famous in Stephen Foster's song "Old Folks at Home."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
21 May 1970
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.P.B.55514
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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