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Tow Collection

Background imageTow Collection: Erie Canal barge at Troy, New York

Erie Canal barge at Troy, New York
Barge on the Erie Canal at West Troy, New York, in the late 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTow Collection: EVNT2A-00079

EVNT2A-00079
USS " Constitution" being towed by the crew in rowboats away from the becalmed British Navy, War of 1812 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageTow Collection: Erie Canal at Schenedtady, New York

Erie Canal at Schenedtady, New York
Erie Canal barge towed through Schenectady, New York, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTow Collection: Towing Erie Canal barges on the Hudson River

Towing Erie Canal barges on the Hudson River
Erie Canal grain-boats towed down the Hudson River to New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTow Collection: Dutch canal and tow-path, 1800s

Dutch canal and tow-path, 1800s
Dog-cart with fresh vegetables and people towing a barge along a Dutch canal, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTow Collection: Opening the Erie Canal, 1825

Opening the Erie Canal, 1825
New York Governor Dewitt Clinton on the ceremonial first boat to open the Erie Canal, 1825. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTow Collection: Barges towed by steam power on the Erie Canal

Barges towed by steam power on the Erie Canal
Steam-powered canal-boat towing a barge on the Erie Canal, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTow Collection: Frontiersmen on the upper Missouri River, 1800s

Frontiersmen on the upper Missouri River, 1800s
Half-breeds and French voyageurs towing a boat in the upper Missouri River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTow Collection: Mules towing a barge on the Erie Canal

Mules towing a barge on the Erie Canal
Grain-boat towed by a mule team on the Erie Canal, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTow Collection: Grain barges leaving Chicago for the Erie Canal

Grain barges leaving Chicago for the Erie Canal
Barges loaded with grain from Chicago bound for the Erie Canal, under tow on Lake Michigan, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTow Collection: An outing on the Erie Canal in the early 1800s

An outing on the Erie Canal in the early 1800s
Passengers enjoying a cruise on the Erie Canal, 1820s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTow Collection: PPRE2A-00181

PPRE2A-00181
James A. Garfield as a boy, working as a mule rider towing a canal boat. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration


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