Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
Boatmen and Lockkeepers
Media Items
ItemID
wcco236
IDEntry
6134
Creator
Carolyn Amsley
Date
after 1902
Collection Location
C&O National Historic Park
Coverage
Maryland, 1830-1940
Body
The man holding the mules has been identified as Jacob Mose. Mr Mose from Sharpsburg was a Private in the Potomac Home Brigade during the Civil War. He was 84 when he died in 1922.
According to Carolyn Amsley, his great grand-daughter, his children are next to the boat, Rama Blanche, Harry and George.
The boat is in Lock 39, near Sharpsburg. The crew are at the front of the boat, but the passengers are unknown.
Notes
The photograph was made available by Carolyn Amsley