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Treasures from the Riverboat Bertrand

Even fabrics were recovered fairly intact from Bertrand

a ladies shawl was recovered from the wreck
Edwin S. Grosvenor, copyright American Heritage Publishing.

Over 3,000 textiles and clothing items were recovered from the Bertrand, including gloves, hats, trousers, and coats. Many of these items displayed very little signs of degradation, even down to their still-vivid coloring.

Sixteen ladies' capes were recovered from Bertrand, including triangular knitted capes of pinkish violet with tasseled ties at the neck, very typical of the time. 

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