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	Search results for Portage Lakes Historical Socie... > Canals    Refine your search Creator Howe, Edwin Bell (10) Type Image (10) Date C 1880 (1) results 1-10 of 10 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. State Boat canals; boats Because the canal boat pictured here does not have a central cabin, it is refered to as a State Boat. 2. Looking North From Ira canals; boats; coal; The image captures the view looking North from Hawkins/Ira. There are three-cabin cargo freighters lined up and laden with coal bound for Cleveland. Piles of timber can also be seen along the towpath. 3. Lumber Boat canals; boats; families; The image captures a candid moment of a canal family and its crew. Note the little chair at the tiller where a young boy likely sat while steering the boat. 4. The Ben Harrison Canals; boats; The Ben Harrison negotiates the lock with tied to a snubbing post in this image. 5. Hawkins Bridge canals; bridges; Thirty people and at least 4 dogs are crowded onto Hawkins Bridge oblivious tot eh flooding danger. The Photographer is standing on the canal's towpath looking east toward the river. The bridge is similar... 6. Captain Charles Hatch and Crew canals; canal boat; Ira This image also appears on page 72 of Jack Gieck's book "A Photo Album of Ohio's Canal Era, 1825-1913." This state boat is on the canal near Ira in the 1880s. 7. Ira - Botzum area of the canal canals; Ira; Botzum; This image captures the the still waters of the Ohio Canal in the Ira - Botzum area. 8. Peninsula Skyline canals; rivers; railroads; The photographer, Edwin B. Howe was looking east back across the river when he captured this image. The Peninsula skyline includes the 5 foot high mill dam in the foreground and in the background the Valley... 9. Three-Cabin Boat canals; timber; boats The image shows an Ohio Three-Cabin boat loaded with timber. 10. Quarry mills; canals; quarries; At least 4 stone quarries operated south of Peninsula on the west bank of the river. This image is likely the Deep Lock Quarry which is named after nearby lock 28 which had a lift of about 17 feet. There... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-10 of 10 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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