A Bit of the Champlain Canal near Mechanicville, N.Y.
Description
Caption on original reads: "A Bit of the Champlain Canal near Mechanicville, N.Y." [top of card]; The Champlain Canal rounds a bend and there are ripples in the water. On the right bank there are green trees and grasses, and some that are brown. Wooded hills are visible beyond the bank. On the left bank there is a trail and some grasses. A utility pole is visible in the distance. The sky is blue with clouds. There is some wear marks on the bottom and the postal mark from the back of the card is visible soaking through on the top.
Postal data: posted, postmarked (MECHANICSVILLE, N.Y. OCT 8 2-30P 1912), stamp; Postcard type: divided back [dotted line], Logo (SOUVENIR POST CARD) in stylized lettering; Written message [written sideways on left side of card] (am sending [name indiscernible] ring with this postal. hope he can wear it. I don't think it is as good a ring as the other one was. but it will do until Myra has better work, then she is going to get he and [indiscernible] a chip diamond. [indiscernible] is quite a little better today. [signature indiscernible]); Addressee: (Mrs. RB. Manning. Fort Ann. NY).
Digitized by Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College (CUNY). Front Image Digitization Team: LBSCI 757, Digital Imaging, Fall 2011: Ginny Van Winkle, Melanie Masserant. Back Image Digitization Team: LBSCI 757, Digital Imaging, Fall 2011: Angelina Schroeder, Peri Pignetti
Extent
3.5 in. x 5.5 in.
Publishing Note
Published by G. W. Hughes, Mechanicville, NY Printed in Great Britain [indicated on back only]
Related Resource
Waterways Post Card Collection of Thomas T. Surprenant: Champlain Canal