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DEAD
PINHOLE
PHOTO
GRAPHY

Delaware Canal & Lehigh Navigation

This is a pinhole photography survey of the lift locks, structures, and towns along the canal. It's an ongoing project that is updated periodically as I capture new images using a variety of my pinhole cameras. The canal is very nostalgic for me since I grew up no more than 50 yards from its banks and spent a significant part of my youth exploring the towpath, skating on it in winter, and feeding the ducks in summer.

Use the buttons and arrows below to see photographs and information from sections throughout the length of the canal. Note: this canals photo map is optimized for desktop viewing.

Gallery of Canal-related Pinhole Photographs

Josiah White Pinhole photograph of the Josiah White canal boat on the Lehigh Canal. Located at Hughe Moore Park in Easton, Pennsylvania. (2018)	Lock 47 - Lehigh Canal Solargraph captured at Lock 47. 463 days exposure ending New Years Day 2023.	Mules Pulling Canal Boat Pinhole photograph of mules and their handlers on the Lehigh Canal towpath. The Josiah White canal boat, which the mules are pulling, can be seen in the background. 2019
Josiah White Canal Boat Pinhole photograph of the Josiah White canal boat tied to the bank of the Lehigh Canal. Hugh Moore park. (2023)	Durham Lock 21 Solargraph of the canal lock, looking South towards Kintnersville. 76 days exposure. 2023	Durham Lock 21 Pinhole photograph of the Durham Lock on the Delaware Canal. A view looking south. The sun is very low near the horizon because this photo was captured in the Winter. (2022)
Riegelsville, Pennsylvania Solargraph, looking South, at the intersection of Easton Road and Delaware Road. 76 days exposure time. 2023	Guard Lock Pinhole photograph of the Guard Lock (#24) in Easton, Pennsylvania. This lock was the entrance to the Delaware Canal from the Lehigh River. (2023)	GroundHog Lock Solargraph of Lock 22/23, looking South. 70 days exposure. (2023)
Forks of the Delaware Pinhole photograph of the confluence of the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers. Shad fisherman can be seen in the foreground. (2019)	Footbridge in Raubsville Pinhole photograph of a footbridge over the emergency overflow area of the Delaware Canal towpath. (2023)	Indian Rock The old inn at the Narrows section of the Delaware Canal. A pinhole photograph. (2023)
Waste Gate - Narrows Pinhole photograph of the waste gate near Lock 21 in the Narrows section of the Delaware Canal. Water from a heavy rain empties from the canal into the river. (2023)	Power Plant Pinhole photograph of the Delaware River, looking North West. A boat of fisherman can be seen, as well as a electricity plant on the New Jersey side of the river. (2023)	Delaware Canal A pinhole photograph of the canal and towpath in Summer. Near Tinicum, Pennsylvania. (2023)
Woody's Bridge One of the remaining authentic camelback bridge on the Delaware Canal. A pinhole photograph captured in Raubsville, Pennsylvania. (2023)

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