Joining the Great Lakes with the ocean-pneumatic balance lock

Illustration by Harper & Brothers showing the proposed joining of the Great Lakes with the ocean via a lock on the St. Lawrence-Lake Champlain ship canal.

Publication date: 1895-09-25

Copyright date: 1895

Size: 11.5 x 16.7 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Champlain Canal (N.Y.)

Subject(s):

• Canals--New York (State)--1890-1900
• Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--1890-1900

Genre(s):

• Illustrations

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (September 25, 1895), p. 2

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Harper's weekly