undated
Folder 3.2
GUSN-292713
This booklet provides a brief description of the Cape Cod Canal. There are 3 total pages of writing, while the rest are photographs. The writer explains the specifics regarding the Cape Cod Canal, including its length and width, the cost of the project, and the shortened route from New York to Boston. The images show dredging and steam shoveling during the Canal's construction.
canals
publications
writing (processes)
photographs
costs
routes
dredgers (watercraft)
steam shovels
construction (assembling)
books
1 book; 9 x 6.75 inches; 11 pages
MS028
Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection
2012
MS028.05.002.004
Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]
Cape Cod Camera Craft Company (Photographer)
John A. Roebling's Sons Company (Publisher)
books
Item
Folder 3.2
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