Butler's Canal, Dutch Gap, James River, Virginia

Artist Egbert Guy Fowx (American, 1821 - ca. 1891)

Date1864

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 × 8 1/8 inches (14.61 × 20.64 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.475

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DescriptionImage of three men standing on the shore beside a winding river that runs between two sections of tall rocks. Three other figures appear on top of the cliff on the far side, trees line the horizon.Published References

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"The Dutch Gap Canal," Harper's Weekly 9:421 (January 21, 1865): 38.

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