Great Lakes Art Database

Oswego harbor, 1850s

Description
Creator
Rease, W. H., Illustrator
Item Type
Drawings
Description
Lithograph of Oswego harbor from the the 1850s. A number of carriages and wagons cross the bridge. One canal barge is being towed upstream while others lie alongside the canal banks. Two steam tug tow barges around the harbour. A number of schooners and brigs dry their sails. To the left of the harbour a paddlewheeled steamboat lies at the wharf. In the distance the lighthouse guards the harbor mouth. All around the harbor are stacks of lumber.
Inscriptions
"Oswego Harbor from the South" "Lith. by W. H. Rease N. E. Cor. 4th & Chestnut Sts. Pha [Philadelphia]"
Date of Original
c1850s
Subject(s)
Barges
Bridges
Harbors
Lighthouses
Sailing ships
Steamboats
Schooners
Collection
Richard Palmer
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Oswego
    New York, United States
    Latitude: 43.4578410180834 Longitude: -76.5099477767944
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Email:walter@maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca
Website:
https://www.MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca/

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Oswego harbor, 1850s


Lithograph of Oswego harbor from the the 1850s. A number of carriages and wagons cross the bridge. One canal barge is being towed upstream while others lie alongside the canal banks. Two steam tug tow barges around the harbour. A number of schooners and brigs dry their sails. To the left of the harbour a paddlewheeled steamboat lies at the wharf. In the distance the lighthouse guards the harbor mouth. All around the harbor are stacks of lumber.