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Title: 1907 - Dock Street, Schenectady, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0249ac1]
Description: View of storefronts along Dock Street.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0249ac1.jpg

Title: A D.O.T. TUG PASSES THE WEIGHTLOCK BUILDING, CA.1900: [front caption] (1front) [e0332ac1]
Description: A D.O.T. tugboat passes the weightlock building in Syracuse, N.Y. on the Erie Canal.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0332ac1.jpg

Title: A Night Scene on the Hudson River [front caption] (1front) [h0055ac1]
Description: Painted image of a sailing ship in profile traveling at night, in an oval frame of metallic gold embossed with decorative fleur-de-lis at the corners.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: h0055ac1.jpg

Title: A SECTION OF THE BARGE CANAL. AT WORK ON THE DWAS KILL, OPPOSITE STILLWATER, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [b0053ac1]
Description: Train on embankment with boom in streambed.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: b0053ac1.jpg

Title: A View up Black River Canal, Rome, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [k0015ac1]
Description: View of narrow section of Black River Canal in Rome, N.Y., with a lockhouse (by the lock) and trees on one side of the canal; a towpath on the other side; farther away houses separated by railing and partially covered with a line of trees. A bridge - possibly railroad bridge - arches over the water in the near-distance. Above slightly cloudy skies. Two people are standing in front of the lockhouse, where a grassy pathway leads up. Trees in the left foreground with their reflection visible in the water. Printing information: card number (215278) [indicated on front only]
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: k0015ac1.jpg

Title: A View up the Canal from George Street, Rome, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0641ac1]
Description: Front caption [in decorative typeface] reads: "A View up the Canal from George Street, Rome, N.Y." [bottom of card]. A View of a canal boat on the Erie Canal from George Street in Rome, New York. The canal devides a group of industrial or industrial factory buildings on one side of the canal from a row of houses and trees on the other. "Liberty Long Cut Tobacco" is written on the side of a factory building.The two sides of the canal are connected by a bridge in the distance. Printing information: card number (215274) [indicated on front only].
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0641ac1.jpg

Title: A Winter Morning on the Harbor [front caption] (1front) [h0169ac1]
Description: A panoramic view of snow In Kingston harbor. Printing information: series number (14 Beautiful Kingston Series) [indicated on front only]. Railroad tracks are visible on the bottom left side of the image. There is a lot of debris within the snow embankments. Signs (e.g SHIP CHANDLERY) are also visible on the surrounding buildings. Copyright symbol next to indiscernible symbol in a circle [possible trademark?] at bottom left below title [indicated on front only].
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: h0169ac1.jpg

Title: A general view of the Erie Canal Aqueduct and Rexford Flats, Schenectady, N.Y. [front caption] [1front] [[e0450ac1]
Description: Landscape of a river and farmlands with rolling hills in the distance shown on a partly cloudy day.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0450ac1.jpg

Title: ACROSS THE LAKE FROM HOTEL CHAMPLAIN N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [h0167ac1]
Description: A steamship (a seemingly passenger style ship) travels along a Lake Champlain shoreline; there is a small covered shedlike structure that appears to be floating at the end of a dock; [copyright info is inside what appears to be the outline of an artist's p
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: h0167ac1.jpg

Title: ALBANY, N.Y. ON THE HUDSON. [front caption] (1front) [h0142ac1]
Description: A scene of a cloudy day on the Hudson River. The steamship "ALBANY, N.Y." is docked at a pier, in front of a town. Many buildings, houses, and warehouses can be seen in the background. There is also a large building with three steeples towering over the city.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: h0142ac1.jpg

Title: ALONG THE BLACK RIVER CANAL PORT LEYDEN N.Y. [handwritten front caption] (1front) [k0008ac1]
Description: A black & white panoramic view of a bridge over a section of the Black River Canal in Port Leyden New York as handwritten on the front of the postcard. Behind the bridge is a huge advertisement painted on a building that reads; A.J. SCHRODER FLOOR FEED GRAIN [indiscernible]. Two girls stand on far left side of the bridge.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: k0008ac1.jpg

Title: ALONG THE ERIE. AT-FULTONVILLE, N.Y. OPPOSITE FONDA. SUN-DRAWING WATER. [handwritten front caption] (1front) [e0591ar1]
Description: Scene of the Erie Canal in Fultonville, N.Y. It is almost a panoramic photo because there are many different types of houses and buildings, different boats, and different types of trees. There is also a towpath, and utility poles.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0591ar1.jpg

Title: AQUEDUCT. NEAR ROME, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0331ac1]
Description: Aqueduct crossing the Erie Canal near Rome, N.Y.; Written message on side of card (What is your address at the school. or aren't fellow supposed to send postals there. The Butt in. But I have a license to Buttin. Ed.)
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0331ac1.jpg

Title: Albany, N.Y. Steamer "Morse." [front caption] (1front) [h0126ac1]
Description: The steamer "Morse" travels up the Hudson River past the city of Albany, accompanied by two other boats: a steamer and a side wheeler. The New York State Capitol Building is seen in the background. Blank space for message at bottom of card.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: h0126ac1.jp2

Title: Along Erie Canal, Lyons, New York [front caption] (1 front) [e0120ac1]
Description: A team of four horses [two of them white] on a tow path with a driver pulling a canal boat. Buildings and trees line the opposite bank of the canal
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0120ac1.jpg

Title: Along the Erie Canal, Schenectady, New York (1front) [e0558ac1]
Description: Panoramic view of a town along the Erie Canal located in Schenectady, N.Y. Buildings [presumably] industrial scene in distance including a large building with a clock tower. Small indescript boats docked along side of canal. [Presumably] red canal boat also docked along the canal. Large bundles of stacked lumber located on land next to canal (indicated on right side of card). Printing Information: card number (371) followed by a dash preceding the title [indicated on front side only].
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0558ac1.jpg

Title: Along the Lumber Docks, North Tonawanda. [front caption] (1front) [e0482ac1]
Description: A panoramic view of the North Tonawanda harbor ? with a large sailboat to the left, the docks at the center, and a large steamship to the right. Printing information: series name (Niagra Frontier Series.)
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0482ac1.jpg

Title: An aqueduct and bridge running over a river (1front) [e0285ac1]
Description: View of an aquaduct and bridge running over a river. A man is crossing the bridge, and a town appears off in the background. [White border].
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0285ac1.jpg

Title: Approach of a Storm on the Hudson River, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [h0056ac1]
Description: Silhouette of a steamship and a fishing vessel on the Hudson River, with mountains visible in the background and light breaking through storm clouds overhead.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: h0056ac1.jpg

Title: Aqueduct across the Mohawk at Fort Hunter [front caption] (1front) [e0063ac1]
Description: View of aqueduct during the day. Shallow river in foreground with trees and shrubbery at extreme right and more trees in background; Printing information: (Published for Schoeffler's Book Store, Amsterdam, N. Y.).
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0063ac1.jpg

Title: Aqueduct and Dam, Schenectady, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0248ac1]
Description: People observing water flowing through canal and aqueduct
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0248ac1.jpg

Title: Aqueduct carrying Erie Canal over Genesee River, Rochester, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0231ac1]
Description: A commercial scene of the aqueduct carrying the Erie Canal over the Genesee River; A few trees and shrubbery align the towpath; A number of buildings contain signs [Burke & White Bookbinders, E.R. Andrews Printing Co., The Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, Show Case Works, Store Fixtures]; Message written on front: ["Do you remember ever seeing this, Auntie. Aunt Joss Hattie and Adelia Beach have been here and gone. Papa's legs are bad. Your niece, Babe"] [front]
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0231ac1.jpg

Title: Aqueduct over Genesee River, and Court Street Bridge, Rochester, New York [front caption] (1front) [e0086ac1]
Description: The Genesee River in Rochester, N.Y., with views of the aqueduct and many buildings in the distance.There is some lettering on a building to the right, but it is unclear what it says. It is daytime and there are clouds in the sky. Full-color postcard, likely hand-painted. Printing information: card number (2462) [indicated on front side only].
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0086ac1.jpg

Title: Aqueduct, Fort Plain, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0066ac1]
Description: A color image of an aqueduct spanning a river. Two people stand on the shore. One appears to be holding a fishing pole. Trees and shrubs appear along the banks of the river. Buildings fill the background.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0066ac1.jpg

Title: Aqueduct, Frankfort, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0429ac1]
Description: Aqueduct in Frankfort N.Y. with gravel shoal in foreground.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0429ac1.jpg

Title: Aqueduct, High Falls, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [d0096ac1]
Description: Daytime view of a bridge over a river; Front caption reads: A-187. Aqueduct, High Falls, N.Y. [bottom of card]
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: d0096ac1.jpg

Title: Auburn, N.Y. - Owasco Outlet [front caption] (1front) [e0637ac1]
Description: A photograph of a man in a rowboat in the Owasco Outlet of the Erie Canal, in Auburn, N.Y. He is centered, and surrounded by shrubs, trees, two boats without passengers (docked), and buildings (two of which, to the left of the photo, are raised on stilts). A bridge is visible in the background. A handwritten note, is included on the bottom right corner (Greetings to all, W.C. Mueller.).
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0637ac1.jpg

Title: B. & R. Canal, & Delta Dam [handwritten front caption] (1front) [e0370ac1]
Description: Panoramic view of Delta Dam with locks and hillside houses in the background.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0370ac1

Title: BARGE CANAL LOCKS WHITEHALL, N.Y. [handwritten front caption] (1front) [c0024ac1]
Description: Barges docked near a bridge and locks at Whitehall, New York. Commercial facilities are on the opposite bank.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: c0024ac1.jpg

Title: BARGE CANAL, JORDAN N.Y. [handwritten front caption] (1front) [b0023ac1]
Description: This sepia postcard shows a barge being moved by a tugboat which is tied to the right side of the barge.The scene is on the Barge Canal near Jordan N.Y. Both vessels have two lifepreservers on their stern.The barge canal, at this point in the river, occupies the forefront of the postcard and some of the background. Tree lined shores are on either side of the canal.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: b0023ac1.jpg

Title: BIG LOCK, LARGEST LIFT LOCK IN THE WORLD, LITTLE FALLS, New York [front caption printed in red ink] (1front) [b0110ac1]
Description: This lock (Lock No. 17) at Little Falls, N.Y. has a single lift gate instead of two swing gates. Railroads tracks appear at the left side of the canal.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: b0110ac1.jpg

Title: BIRD'S EYE VIEW, PORT JERVIS, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [d0106ac1]
Description: Color postcard with panoramic view of canal and city with many buildings and [presumably] railroad facilities.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: d0106ac1

Title: BLUFFS ON ERIE CANAL NEAR SCHENECTADY, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0260ac1]
Description: Two people walking on an Erie Canal bridge on a fall day near Schenectady, N.Y. with bluffs lining the left-side of the towpath; Printing information: card number (12457) [indicated on front side only]; Written message: (Most time to come home Jane) at bottom of card
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0260ac1.jpg

Title: BOAT LADEN WITH COAL, OLD DELAWARE & HUDSON CANAL. [front caption] (1front) [d0112ac1]
Description: A canal boat [presumably] carrying coal is pictured in the Old D&H Canal, at an unknown location. Two men stand on top of the boat with a building in the background as two horses are visible in the foreground walking on a towpath alongside the boat. Printing information: card number (No. 1.) [indicated on front side only]. Written message in blank space at side of card (indiscernible).
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: d0112ac1.jpg

Title: BRIDGE OVER HUDSON RIVER. AT POUGHKEEPSIE. [front caption] (1front) [h0096ac1]
Description: In the foreground, several sailboats are traversing the Hudson River. In the middle distance appears a tugboat towing a barge, a ferry crossing the river, and what appears to be a moored line of barges. In the far distance a train chugs across the Poughkeepsie Bridge [also known as Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge, the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge or the High Bridge] near Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Off to the right, slightly obscured by an embankment, is a busy shipyard, presumably part of the town of Poughkeepsie.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: h0096ac1.jpg

Title: BUFFALO HARBOR FROM MICHIGAN STREET [front caption] (1front) [e0128ac1]
Description: Panoramic view of tugboats and other vessels in harbor with industrial and commercial buildings and "Wheeler" sign on building
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0128ac1.jpg

Title: BUFFALO, N.Y. Erie Canal. [front caption] (1front) [e0107ac1]
Description: Barges along Erie canal at Buffalo, N.Y., with towpath in view and bridge in background; Lake Erie in distance. Printing information: (Printed in Germany) printed sideways, lower right; Trademarks: (RT&S) painted on canvas supported by easel, (ARTISTIC SERIES) printed on artist palette below easel with paintbrushes through finger hole, (TRADEMARK) printed below graphic [located lower left; image partially cut off during scanning] [indicated on front and back]
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0107ac1.jpg

Title: BUFFALO: Entrance to Buffalo Harbor [front caption] (1front) [e0122ac1]
Description: View of Buffalo harbor with large pier with surrounding industrial and shipping facilities; Written message: [Merry Xmas from Frank and Maryann X En Route 12/24/07]; Printing information: card number [1129] [indicated on front only] [front]
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0122ac1.JPG

Title: Barge Canal Bridge, Baldwinsville, N.Y. [handwritten front caption] (1front) [b0068ac1]
Description: Panoramic view, black and white postcard of a canal located in Baldwinsville, N.Y. Railroad tracks are visible on the right side of postcard, while various structures, utility poles, and trees are visible on the left side. On one structure a partial sign is visible, upon inspection, the word "oils" is visible. Directly in the background is [presumably] a railroad bridge connecting either side.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: b0068ac1.jpg

Title: Barge Canal Pumping Dredge, Pittsford, New York [front caption] (1front) [b0019ac1]
Description: The canal is in the forefront with the rear view of the drege. The dredge is breaking though the hill to remove dirt from the hill. Visible is the pipe that is pumping out the dirt from the hill to be [presumbly] deposited on shore. Men can be seen in the background working on the canal.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: b0019ac1.jpg

Title: Barge and Old Champlain Canal, Whitehall, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [c0002ac1]
Description: View of train on a railway with the Old Champlain Canal to the left and a river to the right, with houses and two bridges in the background.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: c0002ac1.jpg

Title: Bascule Bridge over Oswego Canal, Syracuse, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [w0020ac1]
Description: Bascule Bridge over Oswego Canal; bridge is raised to allow a tugboat passage; lower left hand of card has people gathered to watch. Printing information: card number (2165) in white lettering in lower right hand corner [indicated on front side only].
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: w0020ac1.jpg

Title: Big Bridge, (Widest Bridge in the World), Lockport, New York [front caption] (1front) [e0318ac1]
Description: Bridge scene with people and animal teams on a wide bridge in foreground, a railroad bridge and commercial facilities in the background
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0318ac1.jpg

Title: Big Nose: Sprakers, N.Y. [handwritten front caption] (1front) [e0251ac1]
Description: "Big Nose: Sprakers, N.Y." [handwritten on front of card] Rural scene of mountain, bridge and buildings along canal
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0251ac1.jpg

Title: Boat Scene, Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0111ac1]
Description: Sailboats and steamboats docked at a pier in Buffalo Harbor
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0111ac1.jpg

Title: Bridge Square, Ilion, New York [front caption] (1front) [e0327ac1]
Description: View of Bridge Square at Ilion, N. Y. Card shows a lift bridge, a bicycle, wagons with passengers and commercial buildings in background. 217603 printed in lower right corner [presumably card number and indicated on front side only]
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0327ac1.jpg

Title: Bridge Street, showing Seneca Canal and Seneca Falls Mfg. Co., Seneca Falls, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [s0030ac1]
Description: Panoramic view of Seneca Falls Manufacturing Company's building along the Seneca Canal.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: s0030ac1.jpg

Title: Broadway Bridge looking West, Fulton, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0398ac1]
Description: A trolley crosses the Erie Canal on Broadway Bridge
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0398ac1.jpg

Title: Building a boat near Ellenville, New York [front caption] (1front) [d0108ac1]
Description: A view of a large boat in the process of construction, standing on a platform on a raised embankment near a canal, which flows between two embankments or landings, by a tree and grass covered hillside. There are animals, horses or mules, and a man standing by the boat, with a ladder reaching up to the boat. Piles of lumber and debris are scattered on both grassy embankments, with the first nearest embankment covered with a pile of lumber and a small pole, with some more individual pieces of lumber placed horizontally, in a train track design. These may be [presumably] "locks" used in hydraulic engineering or a platform. A second boat or cargo boat is floating on the canal, carrying covered lumber. A woman dressed in white and men onboard can be seen. On the hillside, utility poles with long electric wires attached can also faintly be seen. There is white spot on the bottom right corner of the card of unknown origin, which may be due to age, fading or damage. A white border runs around the edges of this black and white postcard.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: d0108ac1.jpg

Title: CANAL AND LOCKS, NEWARK, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0082ac1]
Description: A landscape of the Erie canal in Newark, N.Y. Trees are reflected in the water. A town is in the background. Image is black and white with a greenish tint.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0082ac1.jpg

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