Early steamboat engraving   Save
Boats Small Picture Collection
Description: This engraving shows an early type of steamboat that applies the basic principles of steam locomotion to water transportation. First developed and patented in the 1700s, steamboats were an important means of transportation in the United States during the 19th century, moving goods and people on rivers, lakes, and canals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC181_01
Subjects: Steamboats; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Rivers; Boats and boating;
Places: Boats Small Picture Collection