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recreational boat in canal circa 1920s

In addition to the canal freight boats, a variety of other craft plied the waters of the canal. Among them were excursion and recreational boats, various kinds of work boats used for canal maintenance, and sometimes even rafts. This small launch—the Viking from Washington, DC—may have been a private recreational boat or a boat used by the company operating the canal for its paymaster and administrative officials.