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Description: A cartoon in the satirical magazine Punch ridiculing the idea that Manchester could become a seaport to rival other major British cities such as Liverpool. A woman, representing Manchester, is dipping her toes into the proposed ship canal. The children playing around her represent the local Manchester waterways: the Irwell, Irk, Medlock, and Cornbrook.
Title: Ship Canal Cartoon Punch
Credit: http://www.canalarchive.org.uk/stories/getobjectstory.php?rnum=T2018&enum=TE126&pnum=4&maxp=5
Author: Edward Linley Sambourne (1844-1910)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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