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Culture:American
Title:photograph: ferry crossing at Hockanum
Date Made:1890-1910
Type:Photograph
Materials:cardboard; paper
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Northampton-Hadley area
Measurements:Overall: 4 7/8 in x 5 7/8 in; 12.4 cm x 14.9 cm; Image: 3 in x 4 in; 7.6 cm x 10.2 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2012.20.2
Credit Line:Gift of Nathan Liverant and Son, LLC
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
2012-20-2t.jpg

Description:
Trimmed photograph mounted onto cardboard of the ferry boat that crossed the Connecticut River to transport passengers, livestock and equipment between Hockanum (a village in Hadley, Massachusetts) and Northampton. The image depicts a flat boat with the driver in front. A man sitting in a covered carriage and two horses ride on the back. In the background is the Holyoke mountain range.

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