Boat Ascending Inclined Plane, Morris and Essex Canal, Waterloo, New Jersey, 1890-1901
THF204074 / Boat Ascending Inclined Plane, Morris and Essex Canal, Waterloo, New Jersey, 1890-1901
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1890-1901
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.012036
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 back:
Miami & Erie Canal / (around Stanhope - Newton) Ohio
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