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Tugboat in the East River
Currently on display
Not a part of the official Smithsonian Collection
This photograph shows a tugboat moving flats of rail cars in the East River about 1915. |
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Physical Description |
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Photograph
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Details |
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Dates Used: |
about 1915 - about 1915
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Locations: |
New Jersey, New York
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History |
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The standard American harbor tug was developed around the end of the Civil War and is characterized by a narrow hull that is also round-bilged and deep. Its pilot house sits forward of a single stack and high above the deck to permit the operator to see around large loads. Tugs have been called "housings for engines" because their work, whether it's maneuvering ships around berths or towing heavily laden barges upriver, requires large, powerful engines.
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Photographer
Edwin Levick
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