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Copperplate Engraving, "North Bend and Residence of the Late President W.H. Harrison," circa 1843
Woodruff, W. and Wright & Swormstedt1840/1845
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
This 1840s engraving shows an Ohio River steamboat and a passenger packet boat passing by the home of President William Henry Harrison in North Bend, Ohio. The print features the Cincinnati-Whitewater canal, which included one of only twelve canal tunnels built in the United States.
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- Title: Copperplate Engraving, "North Bend and Residence of the Late President W.H. Harrison," circa 1843
- Creator: Woodruff, W., Wright & Swormstedt
- Date: 1840/1845
- Location: United States, Ohio, North Bend
- Subject Keywords: Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841, Canal boats, Canals (Waterways), Steamboats, Rivers, Dwellings, Copperplate engravings (Visual works), Prints (Visual works)
- Type: Documents
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Print (Visual work)
- Object ID: 82.129.223
- Image ID: THF203819
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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