085: Whaleback Boat
Collection: United States : Early Twentieth Century
Title
085: Whaleback Boat
Subject
Grain--Transportation
Description
Here we see a whaleback boat being loaded in Chicago Illinois. These boats were designed for Lake Transport where the sudden storms on the Great Lakes could just wash over the tops of the boat without do damage.
Creator
Keystone View Company
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1915
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
V18440
Citation
Keystone View Company, “085: Whaleback Boat,” Digital Canton, accessed November 23, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/424.
Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches
Title
085: Whaleback Boat
Subject
Grain--Transportation
Description
Here we see a whaleback boat being loaded in Chicago Illinois. These boats were designed for Lake Transport where the sudden storms on the Great Lakes could just wash over the tops of the boat without do damage.
Creator
Keystone View Company
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1915
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
V18440
Citation
Keystone View Company, “085: Whaleback Boat,” Digital Canton, accessed November 23, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/424.Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches