Great Lakes Art Database

The Coal Docks

Description
Item Type
Prints
Description
Engraving of the Coal Docks at Buffalo, NY. A train dumps coal into them from the top while a schooner and steamboat load coal at the water level. A lone oarsman rows through the harbour in a one man racing scull.
Notes
Illustration from the article by Jane Meade Welch, "The City Of Buffalo," Harper's Monthly, July 1885, p. 198
Inscriptions
The Coal Docks
Publisher
Harper & Bros.
Place of Publication
New York
Date of Original
1885
Subject(s)
Canals
Coal
Harbors
Railroads
Sculling
Steamboats
Schooners
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Buffalo
    New York, United States
    Latitude: 42.8755238066488 Longitude: -78.8804626464844
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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The Coal Docks


Engraving of the Coal Docks at Buffalo, NY. A train dumps coal into them from the top while a schooner and steamboat load coal at the water level. A lone oarsman rows through the harbour in a one man racing scull.