"Canal Boats," Drawing for the Magic Lantern Slide Series "Transportation," 1881-1920
THF124497 / "Canal Boats," Drawing for the Magic Lantern Slide Series "Transportation," 1881-1920
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Artifact Overview
Joseph Boggs Beale created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Beale was also prolific, producing more than 2,000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets. This drawing, from a history of transportation set, depicts a trip on a canal boat.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Drawing (Visual work)
Date Made
1881-1920
Creators
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.27.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Tempera
Technique
Grisaille
Color
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 14.25 in
Width: 14.25 in
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Related Content
SetAmerica's Canal Era
- 34 Artifacts
In the early 19th century, Americans looked to canals for transportation. Artificial waterways carried people and goods over long distances with minimal power, extending water-borne commerce from seaports to inland communities. But canals were expensive to build and maintain, and floods, droughts and freezing weather interfered with operations. Railroads offered a better alternative and brought an end to America's canal era.