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The Riverboat Race (1955-00-00)
About this film
The Finder tells the story of the most famous race on the Mississippi,Aeithe race between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee in 1870. With artifacts and pictures loaded from various sources, such as the Missouri Historical Society and private individuals, the days when the riverboat was king of the Mississippi are re-created around this exciting story. John Gamble, the only non-Indian member of the O-Ho-Mo dance society of the Kiowa tribe, performs a hoop dance that the Indians did just for fun and to show off their prowess. He ends with a spectacular variation,Aeidancing inside a flaming hoop. This episode also aired as the fifth episode of the 1962 rebroadcast. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Directors & creators
KETC-TV (Television station : Saint Louis, Mo.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Mississippi River, Steamboats, Riverboat racing, Robert E. Lee (Steamboat), Natchez (Steamboat), United States history, 19th century history, Missouri history, Water transportation, Packet boats, Paddle wheels, St. Louis, Missouri, New Orleans, Louisiana, Missouri Historical Society, Educational television, Inland waterways, Navigation, Cotton trade, Geography, American South, Mid-1800s, Transport history, Lake Itasca, Historical artifacts, Vicksburg, Mississippi
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