Title

December 3

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Creator

Walter J. Lemke

Description

Daily newspaper column depicting hand-drawn sketches on topics of Arkansas history. Drawings include the wrecked steamboat "Cherokee", life boats row away from the steamboat "Liverpool" in flames.

Transcription

Explosion of the Cherokee at Morrilton, December 3, 1840.

Burning of the Liverpool of the Little Rock - Memphis Trade, near Montgomery's Point in 1838 - 4 dead, 11 injured.

W. J. Lemke.

Physical Description

Document, 5" x 7"

Language

English

Identifier

December 3, Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: This day in Arkansas history, MS.000379

Resource Type

Text

Collection

Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: This day in Arkansas history, MS.000379

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

December 3, Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: This day in Arkansas history, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Rights

Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

Disciplines

United States History

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