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Winter view of Lock No. 1 and Dam No. 1 in Mauch Chunk.The Lehigh Valley Depot can be seen on the right as well as the passenger station of the Central Railroad of New Jersey . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

Boatman, along with his family, aboard a boat entering Lock 9 . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

View of Northampton in 1935. The Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks can be seen on the left, the Central Railroad of New Jersey are on the right, and the canal can be seen running parrallel with the river in the center . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

Image at the tide lock in Bristol, Pa. showing the toll house and toll collector. Tolls were collected in Bristol, New Hope, and Mauch Chunk. Industrial buildings can be seen in the background . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

The Molly-Polly-Chunker. The boat is named after two mules, Molly and Polly, along with the term used in Mauch Chunk for "boat." Used for pleasure boating as commercial traffic declined on the Delaware Canal, boating parties would travel down the Canal, starting from Bristol to Mauch Chunk and back. This picture illustrates one such party . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

The "Switchback Railroad." Tourist car waiting at the foot of the Mount Pisgah plane waiting to be switched to another track. Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

Two Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company light boats, 278 and 150, in Lock 11, heading North in 1931. Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

View of Saeger's Mill taken from the guard lock. South Mountain can be seen in the background and tracks of the Central Railroad of New Jersey can be seen along the left . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

The lockkeeper's (Lock 4) wife and children (six of the eight children are in this photo). The mother is seen doing wash, which she would do for travelers who would pick it up o their return trip . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

The Gahuwa Club, later known as the Northampton Country Club, was one of the clubs that was formed along the canals. It was located in the Hopesville area. In this image are boys standing near the clubhouse of the Gahuwa Club in 1911. They are, from left to right, an unidentified boy, Arch Johnston Jr. (Archibald Johnston, Sr., was vice president of Bethlehem Steel and first mayor of Bethlehem), Bob Stout, Tom Loeser, and John Loeser . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

Men repairing a break in the towpath at Lumberville in August 1912 . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company boats passing in the basin between locks 9 and 10 at the same time . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

The Hamilton Street Bridge [Allentown] and dam. The guard lock can be seen in the foreground . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

Boy leading a mule along the path of the canal. The boat and Haynes Road bridge can be seen in the background . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

A Lehigh Coal and Navigation boat in the outlet lock in Northampton. On board, left to right, are William Reed, Alex Gold, Joe Reed, Sr., and Louis Possie, the locktender at Lock 35. The towing post can be seen on the left side of the boat and a nighthawker (a lantern) can be seen hanging from the dasher in the center of the boat . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

The Gahuwa Club, later known as the Northampton Country Club, was one of the clubs that was formed along the canals. It was located in the Hopesville area. One of the activities that was popular along the canals was swimming. The Gessler sisters can be seen doing so in this image . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

The Easton dam and waterfront. The Metropolitan Edison Company can be seen in the background . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

View looking toward Easton, with Phillipsburg located on the right. Port Delaware and its coal loading docks along the Morris Canal can also be seen on the right . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

Postcard view looking over the Lehigh River and Canal to South Easton taken from Easton in the 1890s. The Easton and Northern Railroad bridge can be seen in this photo, along with the Abbott Street industrial area on the right and the original outlet lock on the left . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

Picture taken from the camelback bridge at Erwinna looking North. Boats can be seen parked in the canal . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company boat No. 202 in Lock 42 . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

The Golden Pheasant Inn, formerly Jacob Oberacker's tap room. There are two entrances for this building, one facing the canal, the other facing River Road. Jimmy Brown, one of the last men to run boats, can be seen along the towpath . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

The Bethlehem Steel Company circa 1907. This photograph was taken by William Rau along the bank of the canal . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania

View of Lock 42 taken from the New Street Bridge looking west. Tracks of the Central Railroad of New Jersey can be seen on the right . Part of publication: Delaware and Lehigh Canals : a pictorial history of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania