Steamboat Bertrand, History, Excavation, and Architecture
Entry/Object ID
L2012.21.160
Description
Steamboat Bertrand, History, Excavation, and Architecture. Deals with the excavation of the Bertrand, a mid-19th century riverboat which sank on the Missouri River near what is now the DeSoto Wildlife Preserve in Nebraska. It was discovered in 1968 on federal land by 2 private citizens of Omaha and was excavated by National Park Service archeologists.
Contents
--Origins and History
--Discovery & Excavation
--The Cargo
--Architecture & Graphic Reconstruction
--Role of the Bertrand on the Frontier
177/Softbound/Illustrations/Photographs
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Steamboats, Steamships, Museums
Search Terms
Western Migration, Shipwrecks on Missouri River, Steamboat Bertrand, Missouri River
