Old Canal Boats at Lockport, Illinois, 1900-1906
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Opened in 1848, the 96-mile Illinois & Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River, by way of the Chicago and Illinois Rivers. The canal's headquarters were in Lockport, Illinois, about 30 miles southwest of Chicago. This Detroit Publishing Company photograph shows canal boats there at the turn of the 20th century.
Opened in 1848, the 96-mile Illinois & Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River, by way of the Chicago and Illinois Rivers. The canal's headquarters were in Lockport, Illinois, about 30 miles southwest of Chicago. This Detroit Publishing Company photograph shows canal boats there at the turn of the 20th century.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1900-1906
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.013761
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 9.25 in
Inscriptions
written on verso: 013761 / SOLD C. & A. R.R. / Lockport Ill / 854 / 854/csj
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