Break in Canal - Bushnell's Basin, N.Y. [handwritten front caption]
Description
Photograph of damage from a break in the Erie Canal in Buchnell's Basin area. One man and one woman stand in distance, beyond the break damage, and in front of several buildings. According to research (see references) there have been several breaks in the canal in this area.
Postal data: posted, postmarked [indiscernible], stamp; Postcard type: divided back (CORRESPONDENCE HERE; FOR ADDRESS ONLY); Logo (POST CARD) in stylized lettering; Written message: (How are all the folks we are all well when are you coming down. The Break at the Basin is Repared [sic] Yours Respectfuly [sic] Judge H.); Addressee: Mr Chester Austin, Bergin, N.Y.).
Digitized by Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College (CUNY). Front Image Digitization Team: LBSCI 757, Digital Imaging, Fall 2012: Carlo Minchillo, Paula Yee. Back Image Digitization Team: LBSCI 757, Digital Imaging, Fall 2012: Carlo Minchillo, Paula Yee
Extent
3.5 in. x 5.5 in.
Publishing Note
[unknown]
Related Resource
Waterways Post Card Collection of Thomas T. Surprenant: Erie Canal