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Morris Canal

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Description: A view down the tree and bush lined Morris Canal with a steel bridge spanning the canal in the background.
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Morris Canal

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Description: A view of Morris Canal and a bridge from a path alongside in a country setting.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a man with two mules on the left pulling a boat up the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. A large wooden building is on the right bank in the behi...
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Boathouse and Docks

Date: 1910
Description: Waterside view toward a couple canoeing by a boathouse and docks on the Ohio Canal, with a steel bridge in the left background. Smoke streams across the sk...
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Farmington and Hampshire Canal

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Description: View of the Farmington and Hampshire canal lined with factories and a road. The American Writing Paper Company is on the left.
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Waterway

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Description: View of a tree-lined waterway that runs through a residential area. The street and commercial buildings are on the left, and there are footbridges from the...
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North Branch Extension Canal

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Description: Bird's-eye view of the north branch extension canal on the Susquehanna river, surrounded by smaller renderings of structures of interest around the town in...
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Ceremony

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Description: A view of a group of men wearing long overcoats and hats, standing on rough ground. Two men in the center are shaking hands, and a few others are holding s...
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Morris Canal Aqueduct

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Description: View of the Morris Canal Aqueduct, with a wooden walkway bridge beside it on the left.
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Opening of Peterboro Hydraulic Lift Lock

Date: 1904
Description: Official opening of the sixty-six foot Peterboro hydraulic lift lock, built in 1904 on the Trent Canal. People gather in boats and along the shore to celeb...
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Opening of Peterboro Hydraulic Lift Lock

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Description: Profile view of the sixty-six foot Peterboro hydraulic lift lock, built in 1904 on the Trent Canal. People gather on the top of the lock. The lift lock is ...
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Monument at City Center

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Description: View of Masonic Park featuring the Erie Canal and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, dedicated in 1909. The Empire House can be seen at left, constructed i...
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First Level Canal

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Description: View of the First Level Canal lined with industrial buildings featuring a paper mill,founded in 1882, on the right. A sign on the buildings reads, "Whitin...
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Second Level Canal

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Description: Skinner's Satin Mills stands alongside the Second Level Canal. The mill was founded in 1848.
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William Skinner and Sons Silk Mill

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Description: The William Skinner and Sons Silk Mill, founded in 1848, stands along the left bank of a canal. A bridge crosses the water in the foreground.

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