Laid up for winter - canal-boat colony in Coenties Slip, East River.

Laid up for winter - canal-boat colony in Coenties Slip, East River.

Erie Canal

New York (State)

Coenties Slip (N.Y.)

East River (N.Y.)

Canal-boats

Commerce

Inland trade

Schooners

Illustration

Newspaper engraving found on page 104 of Harper's Weekly, dated February 16, 1884. Because winter travel on the canal was difficult, many canal boats laid up along the New York waterways. This scene depicts everyday activities among the canal families.

Original document: Laid up for winter - canal-boat colony in Coenties Slip, East River. Drawn by E.J. Meeker, Harper's Weekly. Vol. XXVIII. No. 1417. New York: February 16,1884. .ACCESSION##; EC0044

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