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- Engraving, "Yale College, New Haven," 1838 - This 1838 engraving of New Haven, Connecticut, features a two-wheeled New England ox cart in the foreground. The picturesque print also features people strolling through town, with Yale College buildings in the background.
- 1838
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Engraving, "Yale College, New Haven," 1838
This 1838 engraving of New Haven, Connecticut, features a two-wheeled New England ox cart in the foreground. The picturesque print also features people strolling through town, with Yale College buildings in the background.
- Locks on the Erie Canal at Lockport, New York, circa 1840 - The Erie Canal, completed in 1825 between Albany and Buffalo, vastly reduced travel time and freight costs compared to the existing roads. Perhaps the most difficult portion of the canal's construction was at Lockport, where a precipitous 60-foot drop led to the creation of a twin set of cascading locks. The side-by-side locks allowed for traffic in both directions, alleviating bottlenecks.
- circa 1840
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Locks on the Erie Canal at Lockport, New York, circa 1840
The Erie Canal, completed in 1825 between Albany and Buffalo, vastly reduced travel time and freight costs compared to the existing roads. Perhaps the most difficult portion of the canal's construction was at Lockport, where a precipitous 60-foot drop led to the creation of a twin set of cascading locks. The side-by-side locks allowed for traffic in both directions, alleviating bottlenecks.
- Canal Boat Passing Through Locks at Schuylkill Water Works, Pennsylvania, circa 1845 - The Schuylkill Water Works, also known as the Fairmount Water Works, were built in Philadelphia from 1812-1817. The second and more successful attempt at a municipal waterworks for the growing city of Philadelphia, they provided much-needed clean water after an outbreak of yellow fever in the late 18th century. These waterworks were in service for years, eventually closing in 1909.
- circa 1845
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Canal Boat Passing Through Locks at Schuylkill Water Works, Pennsylvania, circa 1845
The Schuylkill Water Works, also known as the Fairmount Water Works, were built in Philadelphia from 1812-1817. The second and more successful attempt at a municipal waterworks for the growing city of Philadelphia, they provided much-needed clean water after an outbreak of yellow fever in the late 18th century. These waterworks were in service for years, eventually closing in 1909.
- Steel Engraving, "Village of Little Falls," 1831 - This early 1830s engraving illustrates a canal boat going through a lock on the Erie Canal near Little Falls, New York. The Little Falls Canal, built to bypass the rapids on the Mohawk River in the late 1790s, was the first canal built in New York State and eventually was absorbed by the Erie Canal.
- 1831
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Steel Engraving, "Village of Little Falls," 1831
This early 1830s engraving illustrates a canal boat going through a lock on the Erie Canal near Little Falls, New York. The Little Falls Canal, built to bypass the rapids on the Mohawk River in the late 1790s, was the first canal built in New York State and eventually was absorbed by the Erie Canal.
- "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.
- Packet Boat on the Susquehanna River, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, 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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Packet Boat on the Susquehanna River, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, 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.