What is a Canaler? By the broadest definition, any tugboat that was designed or adapted specifically to meet the requirements of working the Erie Canal (or the New York State Barge Canal system). This covers a variety of tugboat styles, their common denominator being the ability to duck under the low bridges of these waterways - rarely more than 22 feet high. In this Gallery, however, "Canalers" are defined mainly as tugboats whose pilot houses could be raised or lowered on a hydraulic lift, alterhately to see over a large barge ahead and to drop down to clear those low bridges. Jakobson and Bushey made the majority of such tugs that still survive, the ones in this Gallery having been built between approximately 1937 and 1958. Most are still in daily service. ======================================== ABOUT THE PRICING. Please note that 6x4-inch prints are priced for collectors, fans, and enthusiasts, and are not licensed for publication or reproduction of any kind. If you require photos for reproduction, the larger-size prints come with limited licenses for reproduction. Please e-mail us at ssuthe7880@aol.com for details. ======================================= CUSTOM PHOTOGRAPHY? You can hire Don Sutherland for photography, video, and writing if you need such things done. For a bit of a resume, please to to: http://www.geocities.com/dons222001/YAH6.html?1022623184120 or send an e-mail to ssuthe7880@aol.com