John Birkbeck, steam towboat. James Bard
1854
oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art
Notes Vessel was later renamed J.G. Emmons, and served immigration facilities on Ellis Island.
Other versions Original in National Gallery of Art as of 1997. Also reproduced in Mariner's Museum and Peluso, Anthony J., Jr., The Bard Brothers -- Painting America under Steam and Sail, Abrams, New York 1997 ISBN 0-8109-1240-6, at page 51.
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