Title

Flight of locks on the Saima Canal

Caption

Flight of locks on the Saima Canal, Finland, c1900. A ship is descending the flight. On the left is a typical boatman. This canal, completed in 1856, linked Saima Lake to the Gulf of Finland. Chief engineer on the canal was Nils Ericson (1802-1860), brother of the Swedish born American inventor John Ericsson (1803-1889). From Liebig trade card c1900. Chromolithograph.

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Photos12.com - Ann Ronan Picture Library

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