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"Steamboat Brandywine" newspaper clipping

Brandywine Article

"Jackson Saturday April 14 1832" newspaper clipping

Brandywine Article

black and white drawing of a military ship showing side and top

Camouflage Scheme

Burning steamboat below "Burning of the Caroline" paragraph on page 239 of a book

Caroline Steamboat Article

Black sign with yellow letters saying "CSS Pontchartrain" and giving historical information

CSS Pontchartrain Marker

Large battleship firing guns

Ironclad naval battle on river with fort in the background

Destruction of Rebel Fleet

White man in Naval officer's uniform and cap with hand on sword

Edward Walter Eberle

"The Rebellion" newspaper clipping

Hallie Steamboat Article

"Homer" steamboat on advertisement with text

Sign saying "Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum" with boats and a river and buildings in the background

Maritime Museum Entrance

Information sign with heading saying "3 inch 50 Caliber gun"

Maritime Museum Gun Sign

Tugboat and submarine docked on river with bridge in background

Maritime Museum Vessels

Illustration of burning steamboat and text on page 328 of a book

Martha Washington Article

Steamboats and ironclad boat in river

Mississippi River Squadron

"The first battle" newspaper clipping

New Gascony Article

Military airplane flying over water

Observation Plane

Close-up of front of Naval steamboat at docks with buildings along the shoreline

Possibly the USS Tensas

Burning steamboat on the water with survivors swimming nearby

Sultana Disaster

Large crowd on a steamboat with two smoke stacks at boat dock

White men in suits and military uniforms boarding naval ship from small boat while sailors stand on its deck

Taft Boards Arkansas

Side view of long ship docked with cars in the foreground

USNS Private William H. Thomas

White man with mustache sitting in military uniform with sword

M. Jeff Thompson

Boats floating on a river next to high bluffs

Naval ship with flags on mast line

USAT General Brehon B. Somervell

Aerial view of large ship at sea

Side view of long ship underway with shore in the background

USNS Private William H. Thomas

Large ship with two cranes on deck

Large trucks driving onto large ship at dock

Naval ship at sea with "41" on its bow

Clothes hanging on deck of Naval steam boat with guns

USS Baron DeKalb

People standing on tugboat on river next to submarine with steel arch truss bridge in the background

USS Hoga (YT-146)

Side wheel paddle steamboat moored alongside ironclad

Side-wheel paddle steamboat moored at bank

Helicopter flying over ship at sea

Naval vessel floating in water with land in the distance

Large ship with 123 on its bow at sea

USS Admiral E. W. Eberle

Naval ship at sea with number 20 on its bow

huge white explosion of water next to a green battle ship

USS Arkansas (CGN-41)

Large anchor and chain on concrete platform on court house lawn with brick buildings in the background

USS Arkansas Anchor

Painting of Naval ship underway at sea

USS Arkansas Drawing

Menu with "Thanksgiving Day 1929" at the top and an eagle

USS Arkansas Menu

Naval ship at sea with "430" on its bow

Naval ship underway at sea with two carrier ships in the background

Gray boat with red life preserver

Naval ship on water with houses on shore nearby

USS Jack Williams

"John King" Naval ship at sea sailing away

USS John King (DDG-3)

Naval ship with "849" on its bow

USS Johnson County

Menu "USS Little Rock"

USS Little Rock Menu

Submarine in river with dock and city buildings in the background

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