Down the Old Potomac (1917)

This fascinating 12-minute documentary from Edison's Conquest Pictures features a man in a small boat being pulled (from a horse on shore) down the Potomac river. From Cumberland, MD, through Washington, DC, this short charts the Waterway and its locks.

Released March 6, 1917 12 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

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