"North Bend and Residence of the Late President W.H. Harrison," circa 1843
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Artifact Overview
This 1840s engraving shows an Ohio River steamboat and a passenger packet boat passing by the home of President William Henry Harrison in North Bend, Ohio. The print features the Cincinnati-Whitewater Canal, which included one of only twelve canal tunnels built in the United States.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Copper engraving (Visual work)
Subject Date
1840-1845
Creators
Creator Notes
Engraving by W. Woodruff. Published by Wright & Swormstedt.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.223
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Copper engraving (Printing process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 9 in
Inscriptions
Description beneath: Passenger packet boat on the Ohio Canal at North Bend, Ohio. Also showing the home of General William Henry Harrison and an Ohio River steamboat. Copperplate/ Date: about 1840-1845. Reproduced from this print in the "History of Travel in America", Vol. II, p. 683
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