Canal Scene. Port Gibson, N.Y. [handwritten front caption]
Description
The image depicts a canal scene in Port Gibson, N.Y. It shows few buildings and a bridge. In the middle of the picture, there are two men on canal boats loaded with lumber. Printing information: card number (3185) [indicated on front side only].
Postal data: posted, postmarked [circular postmark] ([city indiscernible], N.Y., Sep [day indiscernible], 1910), stamp; Postcard type: divided back (Correspondence; Name and Address); Logo (POST CARD) in stylized lettering; Written message: [written vertically] (Dear [indiscernible], Your letters rec'd to-day, and of course I was surprised to find a note for "my own self". and just to make sure of giving you a surprise, see how prompt I am. You and I thought we were marrying city chaps, but it looks as though we are hung up by a farmer. Max bought two little pigs to-day. So he is advancing Space permits. me to write no more – Rose); Addressee: (Mr. J. D. Forester, Oxford, N.Y.).
Digitized by Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College (CUNY). Front Image Digitization Team: LBSCI 757, Digital Imaging, Fall 2012: Doreen O'Sullivan, Jeremy Zoref. Back Image Digitization Team: LBSCI 757, Digital Imaging, Fall 2012: LaTeisha Clement, Kevin Padawer
Extent
3.5 in. x 5.5 in.
Publishing Note
[unknown]
Related Resource
Waterways Post Card Collection of Thomas T. Surprenant: Erie Canal.