"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

Creator Notes

Engraving by W. Woodruff. Published by Wright & Swormstedt.

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