1937 Press Photo The vessel, named the Orleans landed 125 years ago - nob95671
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Description
Nicholas J. Roosevelt and his wife, Lydia Latrobe Roosevelt who made the first trip down the Mississippi river in a steamboat are shown with the historic boat in which they journeyed to the city. The vessel, named the Orleans, landed here 125 years ago today after a trip typically Rooseveltian in its spectacular overcoming of obstacles.
