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"The 'Showboat' Sprague, Vicksburg, Mississippi...The mighty steamer Sprague, largest sternwheel towboat ever built, is now permanently docked at Vicksburg. It houses a 'River Hall of Fame' and during the month of March each year is the scene of Showboat Time, wherein the Dixie Showboat Players present the Gay Nineties melodrama, 'Gold in the Hills.' Open to the public daily throughout the year." View of riverboat. Side 1.
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"The 'Showboat' Sprague, Vicksburg, Mississippi...The mighty steamer Sprague, largest sternwheel towboat ever built, is now permanently docked at Vicksburg. It houses a 'River Hall of Fame' and during the month of March each year is the scene of Showboat Time, wherein the Dixie Showboat Players present the Gay Nineties melodrama, 'Gold in the Hills.' Open to the public daily throughout the year." View of riverboat. Side 1.
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- Description: "The 'Showboat' Sprague, Vicksburg, Mississippi...The mighty steamer Sprague, largest sternwheel towboat ever built, is now permanently docked at Vicksburg. It houses a 'River Hall of Fame' and during the month of March each year is the scene of Showboat Time, wherein the Dixie Showboat Players present the Gay Nineties melodrama, 'Gold in the Hills.' Open to the public daily throughout the year." View of riverboat. Side 1.
- Creator(s): Lowman, Hubert A.
- Date: 1957
- City/State: Vicksburg, Mississippi
- County: Warren County
- Call Number: PI/2008.0001
- Filename: 122560-photo-1.tif