Rotary press by F.C. Angus at Lafayette, Indiana.

Whitewater Canal at Metamora, Indiana.

Bridge covering Whitewater Canal, Metamora, Indiana.

Locks on the Kentucky River at Frankfort, Kentucky.

Shawnee paddleboat and showboat on the Kentucky River.

Powerhouse for Dix Dam, completed in 1927, was constructed across the Dix River three miles upstream from its confluence with the Kentucky River. It was the world's largest stone-filled dam.

Dix Dam, completed in 1927, was constructed across the Dix River three miles upstream from its confluence with the Kentucky River. It was the world's largest stone-filled dam.

Aboard a tour boat on the Hudson River

Boats in New York harbor

Carferries ran aground on Lake Michigan at Grand Haven, Michigan.

Downtown Indianapolis skyline.

Ships Ruth Elder and Venetian sponge fishing.