Title:
Mississippi River Steamboat Journey from New Orleans to Vicksburg
REEL ID:
L053R064A
RUN TIME:
00:08:20
FORMAT:
16mm motion picture film
FILM TYPE:
Color Kodak Kodachrome
SOUND:
Silent (no synchronized sound
Description:
Shot on color Kodachrome film, the footage captures a classic midcentury tourism experience—where riverboats, historic architecture, and Southern city life intersect.
The film opens aboard the Mississippi Queen, following the steamboat’s passage upriver from New Orleans, Louisiana to Vicksburg, Mississippi. The journey is paired with the Mansions and Magnolias escorted motor tour departing from Atlanta, Georgia, emphasizing Southern heritage, architecture, and leisure travel.
Street scenes from New Orleans follow, capturing busy city streets filled with cars, pedestrians, and horse-drawn carriages moving through historic neighborhoods. The sights and sounds of the city come alive through choirs singing, street vendors calling out, and performers entertaining passersby. The camera lingers along Bourbon Street, documenting storefronts, nightlife, and the more risqué businesses that contributed to the street’s reputation. A visit to the Absinthe House Bar anchors the sequence in one of the city’s best-known establishments.
The journey continues upriver into plantation country, with scenes from Baton Rouge and surrounding rural landscapes. Footage includes visits associated with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, including Shadows on the Teche. Additional plantation imagery features manicured grounds and stately architecture, culminating in views of Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana.
Together, these scenes form a cohesive visual record of a Mississippi River tour experience—blending steamboat travel, Southern city life, preserved historic sites, and plantation landscapes into a single midcentury travel narrative.
Tags:
Mississippi River, Mississippi Queen, Steamboat travel, River cruise, New Orleans, Vicksburg, Louisiana, Mississippi, Atlanta Georgia, Bourbon Street, Absinthe House, Baton Rouge, St. Francisville, Rosedown Plantation, Shadows on the Teche, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Plantations, Southern travel, Midcentury tourism, Street performers, Horse-drawn carriage, Historic architecture, Americana, 16mm film, Color home movies, Analog film, Nostalgic footage
