WARPING THE FUR BARGES UP STREAM.
The barges are tied together and tow-lines passed to the shore. Gangs of Indians in harness take the place of mules and horses of a tow-path. The work is arduous and makes heavy calls upon the hardiest man.
about 1903
Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph on card stock.
DimensionsHorizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2015.6373
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ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)
W. G. Macfarlane
W. G. Macfarlane
W. G. Macfarlane
G. W. Bonner
G. W. Bonner
G. W. Bonner
G. W. Bonner