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Canal boat drawn by three horses.


Title main	Canal boat drawn by three horses.
Creator	Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885.;
Subject	Farmington (Conn.)
Subject	Canal-boats Boats and boating Horses Dwellings Flags Canals
Category	Infrastructure Environment
Description	Two women with parasols and a man are on the roof of a canal boat. Two additional men stand on the deck. One of them holds the tiller, which is attached to the rudder. An American flag flies from the stern. A pennant with a star flies from the bow. Additional passengers are visible through the windows of the boat. Three horses gallop along the bank. They are attached to the vessel by a towline. A man on the third horse brandishes a whip. A house and a church spire, which resembles the spire of the Farmington Congregational Church, are in the background.
Description notes	Title supplied by cataloger. Possibly meant to represent the Farmington Canal.
Date created	[182-]
Format extent	1 print : wood engraving ; 8 x 23 cm.
Format medium	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number X.1992.137.16 File name 0538 img0046.pcd
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
SeqNum	78
ObjCol	Prints

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