The jolly flat boat men / painted by G.C. Bingham, esq. ; engraved by T. Doney ; printed by Powell & Co.

Group of men on flatboat in river, playing musical instruments, relaxing, and dancing.
"From the original painting, distributed by the American Art Union in 1847; published exclusively for the members of that year."
Copyright by the American Art Union.
Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997.