Opening of the Erie Canal
Maker and role
Unknown Artist
Production date
1925
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Media/Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
18 1/4 x 15" (46.4 x 38.1cm)
Description
DuPont Advertising Artwork: Reproduced on the DuPont Magazine cover (November 1925, Vol 11) for the Centennial of the opening of the Erie Canal.
Caption reads: "From an old print by John Morton - The Erie Canal was opened to traffic one hundred years ago with a great ten-day celebration. The view here shows the boat procession in New York Harbor, November 4, 1825."
Caption reads: "From an old print by John Morton - The Erie Canal was opened to traffic one hundred years ago with a great ten-day celebration. The view here shows the boat procession in New York Harbor, November 4, 1825."
Object number
61G11/P18-10
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