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Hulton Ferry at Work

1897

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Hulton Ferry at Work
  • Title
  • Hulton Ferry at Work
  • Date
  • 1897
  • Identifier
  • 20100223-ocl-0464
  • Source Identifier
  • 2003.02
  • Description
  • The Hulton Ferry operates in this picture, carrying three passengers across the Allegheny River in a row boat. Note the puffed sleeves the women wear. James Hulton ran a ferry from his house beside the Allegheny River. He carried individuals across in a rowboat, while cargo or wagons were taken across on a flatboat. Indeed, Oakmont was called Hulton for a large period of it's history, and the original post office in Oakmont was called the Hulton Post Office. Memorabilia labeled 'Hulton, PA' persists into the 1930s, well after Oakmont had been decided as the official name of the town. Originally from the collection of Joseph Grubbs.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Oakmont (Allegheny County, Pa.)
    Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
    Hulton Ferry (Oakmont, Pa.)
    Ferries--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Boats--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
  • Source
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library Archives
  • Contributor
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library
  • Collection
  • Oakmont Historical Image Collection
  • Rights Information
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