Drawing
Process of Excavation, Lockport
Engraved view of several wooden cranes extracting large stones from a cut during the construction of the Erie Canal. The rig in the foreground is horse-driven. Several workers can be seen inside and along the edges of the cut. Huge piles of stone line both sides of the site. |
Image ID: | 101357 |
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Creation Date: | 1825 |
Creator Name: | Imbert's Lithography |
City: | Lockport |
County: | |
State: | New York |
Collection Name: | Library Collection |
Genre: | Drawing |
Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | TC624 N7 C6 |
Original Dimensions: | 8 x 5.75 inches |
In Erie Canal Celebration, 1825 |
Horses |
Stone walls |
Engraving |
Hats |
Work clothes |
Cranes, derricks, etc. |
Men |
Canals |
Construction workers |
Manual work |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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