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A selection of old postcards showing how life used to be on the canal.

Ancy le Franc
Horse drawn barge moving upstream near Ancy la Franc
Dijon port
The port of Dijon
The tile factory at Poutilly en Auxois
The old tile factory at Pouilly en Auxois.
Plombiers les Dijon
Canal workers at Plombieres les Dijon.
Venarey les Laumes
Venarey les Laumes, port with wooden hulled barges awaiting cargo.
Cargo barge
Two horse powered barges.
The tunnel
The electric tug boat pulling cargo barges through the tunnel of Pouilly en Auxois, see the pages about the tunnel for more information. Click here
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