Champions of the Mississippi 1866 – Currier & Ives Wall Art | Vintage Steamboat Lithograph Canvas Print

The Champions of the Mississippi (A Race for the Buckhorns), 1866 is an iconic nineteenth-century Currier & Ives lithograph capturing the drama of a Mississippi River steamboat race at full steam. Originally hand-colored in 1866, the scene celebrates American industrial ambition through dynamic composition, glowing river light, and billowing smoke. The bustling riverbanks and competing vessels convey movement, rivalry, and national pride.