Lock on the "Original Erie Canal" … [portion of back caption]
Description
A close-up view of an 1820 lock on the Erie Canal. The black & white photography focuses on the interplay of shadows and light amongst the bricks, trees, and sky. Blank space around edges of card.
Postal data: unposted, unmarked; Postcard type: divided back; Logo: (POST CARD); Printed message: [printed sideways] (Lock on the "Original Erie Canal" or what was sometimes called "Clinton's Ditch" built in 1820. Later used as a feeder to the Improved canal.). No message; No addressee.
Digitized by Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College (CUNY). Front Image Digitization Team: GSLIS 790, Digital Imaging Fall 2008: Diana Brewster; Felicia M. Denzer. Back Image Digitization Team: GSLIS 790, Digital Imaging Fall 2008: Diana Brewster; Felicia M. Denzer
Extent
5.5 in. x 3.5 in.
Publishing Note
[unknown]
Related Resource
Waterways Post Card Collection of Thomas T. Surprenant: Erie Canal