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Title: Shooting Craps on the steamer ST. LOUIS, Tennessee River Accession Number: 1997.80.2 Category: POSTCARDS Type: postcard Maker: Place: USA, Tennessee River Date: before 1913-12-27 Materials: paper Description: Gelatin print postcard; view of seven black men on the deck of steamship; tub with coiled line in foreground; note on back reads "Darkies shooting craps/ on lower deck of steamer/ 'St. Louis' on Tennessee River/ Happy New Year to you, and thanks for your Christmas greeting. Olive E.A."; addressed to Miss Nina Wilson/ 124 High St./ Oshkosh/ Wis."; postmarked December 27, 1913.

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