Title

Lake schooner "YORK" locking through the first Welland Canal at Port Dalhousie, circa 1840.

Date

1984

Creator

Akkerman, Anton (Tony)

Provenance

From the personal collection of Andrew Porteus

Extent

39.4 cm x 31.8 cm

Is Part Of

Private Ownership

Welland Canal Historical Print Series

Description

The "YORK" was a typical schooner that plied the Great Lakes carrying about 165 tons of supplies from Montreal or Toronto to settlements along the upper lakes. On the return trip, the schooners would carry grain, wood, or other raw materials. The original Welland Canal had 40 wooden locks, operated by lock-tenders. Tow-boys, driving teams of horses, would pull the vessels through the canal system. The first locks measured 22 feet wide by 110 feet long, considerably smaller than today's locks. In the right background sits the lock-tender's cabin.

en-CA Signed by the artist

Type

Still Image

Medium

Colour print

Subject

Welland Ship Canal

Ships

Port Dalhousie (Ont.)

Location

Canada - Ontario

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=247424

Rights

MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF ANTON AKKERMANN

Date Created

2005-09-14

Date Modified

2006-01-19