Canal Boats at Buffalo, New York, circa 1900

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Artifact Overview

The Erie Canal opened in 1825, creating a navigable water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. It also established Buffalo, where the canal terminated, as an important city. This Detroit Publishing Company photograph shows part of Buffalo's intricate waterway system.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1900

Subject Date

circa 1900

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.012921

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: Canal Boats. Buffalo, N.Y.