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Nettie Quill: 1906

Mobile, Alabama, circa 1906. "River packet Nettie Quill." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Mobile, Alabama, circa 1906. "River packet Nettie Quill." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

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Tired

Nettie has a lot of deferred maintenance.

Can we ID the square-rigger on the right?

Nice tight furl on the sails.

[It's the __er Black. - Dave]

Info packet

Based out of Mobile and built for Capt. John Quill in 1886. Was lost in a hurricane at New Orleans in September 1915.

Internettie

Nettie Quill was photographed many times. More of her here.

???

What's the box-like thing strung between the smoke stacks? BTW, everyone here looks happy except the guy on the right.

[A little cotton bale. - Dave]

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