Along the Towpath of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Washington, D.C., circa 1915
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Moving heavy goods and materials on water is a cost-effective shipment method. On this canal, boats traveled 184 miles from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland, beginning in 1831 until 1924. Here a typical 19th century canal boat is pulled by two mules through the city. It is below the level of the streets allowing the boat to maintain momentum.
Moving heavy goods and materials on water is a cost-effective shipment method. On this canal, boats traveled 184 miles from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland, beginning in 1831 until 1924. Here a typical 19th century canal boat is pulled by two mules through the city. It is below the level of the streets allowing the boat to maintain momentum.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1910-1913
Subject Date
1910-1913
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.068214
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.375 in
Width: 7.0 in
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