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Rare original sheet of bills of lading for the famed Steamer Belle of Memphis. 

From the NY Times: July 29, 1895: Tenn., July 28. -- It is reported here to-night that the large and elegant steamer Belle Memphis, owned by the Anchor Line Company, and running between this city and St. Louis, sank this evening about sixty miles north of this city..."



 4' 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches