Boat Ascending Inclined Plane of Morris and Essex Canal, Boonton, New Jersey, circa 1900
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For nearly thirty years, 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including this image of a section of the Morris Canal. The canal used a series of water-driven inclined planes to move anthracite, a type of coal, across northern New Jersey.
For nearly thirty years, 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including this image of a section of the Morris Canal. The canal used a series of water-driven inclined planes to move anthracite, a type of coal, across northern New Jersey.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1900
Subject Date
circa 1900
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.P.011523
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
In pencil on verso: "N.Y." or "N.J."
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