The material culture of steamboat passengers : archaeological evidence from the Missouri River / Annalies Corbin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corbin, Annalies

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Plenum series in underwater archaeology

The Plenum series in underwater archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants.

History.

Material culture.

River steamers.

Underwater archaeology.

Antiquities.

Missouri River--Antiquities.

Missouri River.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Missouri River.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Underwater archaeology--Missouri River.

River steamers--Missouri River--History--19th century.

Material culture--Missouri River--History--19th century.

Material culture--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.

Immigrants--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.

West (U.S.)--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.

West (U.S.).

Missouri River Region.

Physical Description:

pages cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [1999]

Summary:

This book is a material culture analysis of passengers' belongings found on the steamboats Bertrand and Arabia , which served nineteenth century emigrants traveling west on the Missouri river. The research utilizes documentary sources, photographs, and archaeological artifacts. The book is heavily descriptive and will be regarded as a reference manual for western artifacts and for steamboats that operated on the Missouri river.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Westward Expansion toward Fort Benton, Montana Territory 1

1.1. Overland or by Sea 2

1.2. Realizing Mullan's Vision: Steamboats on the Missouri River 2

1.3. The Development of the "Mountain Boat" 5

1.4. Time on the River 8

1.5. Travleing West by Steamboat: The Passenger Experience 9

2. The Steamboats Arabia and Bertrand 11

2.1. The Building of the Bertrand 11

2.2. A Disastrous Voyage 12

2.3. The Excavation of the Bertrand 14

2.4. Building the Steamboat Arabia 14

2.5. The Arabia on the Missouri River 16

2.6. Salvaging the Arabia 18

3. Methodology 21

3.1. Introduction: Material Culture Studies in America 21

3.2. The Artifact Set 22

3.3. Project Goals 22

3.4. Artifact Classification 23

3.5. A Few Explanations 24

3.6. Hypotheses 24

3.6.1. Hypothesis A 26

3.6.2. Hypothesis B 26

3.6.3. Hypothesis C 26

3.6.4. Hypothesis D 26

3.6.5. Hypothesis E 27

3.7. Conclusion: Artifact Cataloging 27

4. Bertrand Box 74 29

4.1. The John S. Atchison Family 29

4.2. Box 74 Artifacts 30

4.2.1. Personal Utilization 30

4.2.2. Household Utilization 41

4.2.3. Child Utilization 44

5. Bertrand FPC-8 51

5.1. Annie and Fannie Campbell 51

5.2. FPC-8 Artifacts 51

5.2.1. Personal Utilization 51

5.2.2. Household Utilization 58

5.2.3. Child Utilization 67

6. Bertrand MSC-128 71

6.1. Robert Campbell and Company 71

6.2. Box MSC-128: Artifacts 72

6.2.1. Personal Utilization 72

6.2.2. Household Utilization 74

7. Bertrand FSC-234 77

7.1. William Wheatley: Frontier Cobbler? 77

7.2. FSC-234 Artifacts 78

7.2.1. Occupational Utilization 78

8. Arabia Carpenter's Box 89

8.1. Carpenter's Box Artifacts 89

8.1.1. Occupational Utilization 89

8.1.2. Child Utilization 96

9. Quantitative Analysis 101

9.1. Statistical Methodology 101

9.2. Variables and Value Labels 102

9.3. Analysis 103

9.4. Logistic Regression Analysis 107

10.1. Findings 109

10.1.1. Hypothesis A 109

10.1.2. Hypothesis B 110

10.1.3. Hypothesis C 110

10.1.4. Hypothesis D 110

10.1.5. Hypothesis E 111

Appendix A Bertrand Box 74 Artifacts (Atchison Family) 115

Appendix B Bertrand Box EPC-8 Artifacts (Campbell Sisters) 117

Appendix C Bertrand Box MSC-128 Artifacts (Robert Campbell) 119

Appendix D Bertrand Box FSC-234 Artifacts (Cobbler's Barrell) 121

Appendix E Bertrand Cargo (Total Artifact Collection) 123

Appendix F Arabia Carpenter's Box Artifacts 133

Appendix G Arabia Cargo (Total Artifact Collection) 135

Appendix H Steamboats on the Missouri River 147.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

0306461684

OCLC:

59556438