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- Lithographed Book Illustration, Milward & Oldershaw's Pork Packing Plant on the Ohio River, Covington, Kentucky, 1851 -
- 1842
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Lithographed Book Illustration, Milward & Oldershaw's Pork Packing Plant on the Ohio River, Covington, Kentucky, 1851
- Packet Boats Rounding a Curve on the Erie Canal, Print, circa 1832 - This engraving, made about 1832, shows an idyllic view of travel and transportation on the Erie Canal. Completed in 1825, the canal opened the western regions of New York and states of the Old Northwest to greater settlement and commerce. The Erie Canal extends from the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
- circa 1832
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Packet Boats Rounding a Curve on the Erie Canal, Print, circa 1832
This engraving, made about 1832, shows an idyllic view of travel and transportation on the Erie Canal. Completed in 1825, the canal opened the western regions of New York and states of the Old Northwest to greater settlement and commerce. The Erie Canal extends from the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
- Along the Docks, Mobile, Alabama, 1900-1915 -
- 1900-1915
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Along the Docks, Mobile, Alabama, 1900-1915
- Landing River Packet, "Chas. H. Organ," at Mound City during High Water, Memphis, Tennessee, 1900-1915 -
- 1900-1915
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Landing River Packet, "Chas. H. Organ," at Mound City during High Water, Memphis, Tennessee, 1900-1915
- Lithograph, "View of the Junction of the Northern and Western Canals," 1825 - The construction of Erie Canal, connecting the Hudson River to Lake Erie, began in 1817 and completed in 1825, opened the Midwest of the United States to settlement and commerce. Passengers assembled on the roof of a packet boat on the Erie Canal to watch the process of pulling the boat through a lock, while experienced travelers remained below.
- 1825
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Lithograph, "View of the Junction of the Northern and Western Canals," 1825
The construction of Erie Canal, connecting the Hudson River to Lake Erie, began in 1817 and completed in 1825, opened the Midwest of the United States to settlement and commerce. Passengers assembled on the roof of a packet boat on the Erie Canal to watch the process of pulling the boat through a lock, while experienced travelers remained below.
- River Packet, "Georgia Lee," Louisville, Kentucky, 1900-1910 -
- 1900-1910
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River Packet, "Georgia Lee," Louisville, Kentucky, 1900-1910
- Along the Levee, Memphis, Tennessee, 1900-1915 -
- 1900-1915
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Along the Levee, Memphis, Tennessee, 1900-1915
- "View of Northumberland (on the Susquehanna)," circa 1840 - The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction in the United States. The Susquehanna Division of the Pennsylvania Canal [incorrectly identified in the later typewritten caption], which opened in 1831, connected the North and West Branches of the canal at Northumberland. This engraving illustrates a packet boat using the canal, with two flatboats floating nearby on the river.
- circa 1840
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"View of Northumberland (on the Susquehanna)," circa 1840
The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction in the United States. The Susquehanna Division of the Pennsylvania Canal [incorrectly identified in the later typewritten caption], which opened in 1831, connected the North and West Branches of the canal at Northumberland. This engraving illustrates a packet boat using the canal, with two flatboats floating nearby on the river.
- Print, "Entrance to the Harbour, Lockport," New York, 1825 - The construction of Erie Canal, connecting the Hudson River to Lake Erie, began in 1817 and completed in 1825, opened the Midwest of the United States to settlement and commerce. This print illustrates a group of passengers on top of a packet passenger boat as the boat neared the series of locks at the harbor at Lockport, New York.
- 1825
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Print, "Entrance to the Harbour, Lockport," New York, 1825
The construction of Erie Canal, connecting the Hudson River to Lake Erie, began in 1817 and completed in 1825, opened the Midwest of the United States to settlement and commerce. This print illustrates a group of passengers on top of a packet passenger boat as the boat neared the series of locks at the harbor at Lockport, New York.
- Wood Engraving, Packet Boat on New Jersey Canal System, "Southern View of Bound Brook," circa 1843 - This 1840s engraving features the Delaware & Raritan Canal at Bound Brook, New Jersey. There are two horses pulling a packet boat on the canal, with the southern view of Bound Brook, New Jersey, behind them.
- circa 1843
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Wood Engraving, Packet Boat on New Jersey Canal System, "Southern View of Bound Brook," circa 1843
This 1840s engraving features the Delaware & Raritan Canal at Bound Brook, New Jersey. There are two horses pulling a packet boat on the canal, with the southern view of Bound Brook, New Jersey, behind them.