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A Bit of the Champlain Canal near Mechanicville, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [c0063ac1]
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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.
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A View of the Mohawk Valley, Little Falls, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0519ac1]
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Rural scene of a bend in the Erie Canal near Little Falls, with cliffs in foreground and more densely populated views in the distance. Written message in blank space at bottom of card (This is one of the places you would have seen if you had come by train.)
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A View up Black River Canal, Rome, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [k0015ac1]
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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]
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A View up the Canal from George Street, Rome, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0553ac1]
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View of narrow section of Erie canal and towpaths, at sunset or sunrise with residences predominant on one side and [presumably] commercial/industrial facilities on the other (towers, structure with a sign advertising "Smoke and Chew LIBERTY LONG CUT [TO]BACCO"). Residential side includes several large trees. A bridge and canal boat are present in the near-distance. [Presumably] view is seen as if from another canal boat.
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A View up the Canal from George Street, Rome, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0641ac1]
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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].
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ALBANY, N.Y. ON THE HUDSON. [front caption] (1front) [h0142ac1]
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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.
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ARRIVAL OF PILGRIMS BY CANAL BOAT, AURIESVILLE, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0643ac1]
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Pilgrims, who have just arrived by canal boat, pose for a photograph, with the majority of the men and women standing on the canal boat, some on the grass alongside the canal boat, and some on the bridge in the background. Printing information: card number (14817) [indicated on front side only].
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Aqueduct carrying Erie Canal over Genesee River, Rochester, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0231ac1]
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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]
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BLUFFS ON ERIE CANAL NEAR SCHENECTADY, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0260ac1]
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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
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BOAT LADEN WITH COAL, OLD DELAWARE & HUDSON CANAL. [front caption] (1front) [d0112ac1]
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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).
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BUFFALO, N.Y. Erie Canal. [front caption] (1front) [e0107ac1]
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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]
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Barge Canal, Albion, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [b0108ac1]
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Two barges, parked one in front of the other, the first named "ALBION", on the Barge Canal in Albion, New York. A row of houses are on the left side of the canal; a warehouse is on the right side. The barge canal is lined with utility poles on both sides. The boats appear to be tied to utility poles instead of snubbing posts. Houses and a bridge are featured in the background.
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Barge Canal, Albion, N.Y. [front caption] (2back) (b0108ac2)
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Postal data: unmarked, unposted; Postcard type: divided back [dotted line]; Logo (POST CARD) in stylized lettering; No message; No addressee. [Possibly an undivided back card that was later printed over with dividing line.]
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Barge Canal, Newark, N.Y. (1front) [b0085ac1]
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Color postcard of Barge Canal in Newark, N.Y., with bridge in the distance, and towpath and buildings on the right.
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Barge Canal, Spencerport, N.Y….[typed portion of front caption] (1front) [b0086ac1]
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Small sepia photograph of Barge Canal affixed to top front with decorative border, and poem below, most printed in green ink (G) in red ink. Poem [in decorative typeface] reads: "Greetings warm I send to you, With a charming photo view Of a very pretty spot, Full of sweet forget-me-not. Copyrighted 1912 by E.? A. Hubold." In the photograph, there are two workboats moored side by side in the canal. One boat has a crane on it and the other has a shed on board. The banks of the canal have [presumably] rock fill embankments
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Bascule Bridge over Oswego Canal, Syracuse, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [w0020ac1]
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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].
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Big Lock, Little Falls, New York [front caption] (1front) [b0107ac1)
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Daytime view of Lock No. 17 facility and power house on the Barge Canal in Little Falls, N. Y. Canal and rocks present in foreground, trees present in background. The postcard shows a single lift gate for the lock instead of the traditional double swing gates.
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Black River Canal, Rome, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [k0010ac1]
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A view looking down the Black River Canal in Rome, New York. There is a towpath on the right that begins in the lower corner of the post card and disappears into the horizon in the center of the post card. There is [presumably] a lock next to the building on the left with a water spilling over the lock. On the right side there are a row of buildings and a street that leads to a bridge. There is [presumably] a foot path on the left side that leads from the house that is also parallel to a stream. There are six wavy marks that is [presumably] from a postmark.
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Black River Canal, Rome, New York [front caption] (1front) [k0005ac1]
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An illustrated color postcard showing a canal lock and towpath near several houses (on both sides of the canal), with trees, grass and shrubbery growing all around. A brick wall and railing separate the canal and towpath from several houses on the right, with one house on the left. There is also a railroad bridge in the background. Printing information: card number (M12894) [indicated on front side only].
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Boat Leaving Dock, Newark N.Y. [handwritten front caption] (1front) [e0705ac1]
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The sepia postcard shows a view of a boat leaving the dock in Newark, N.Y.; there is a bridge over the canal in the foreground. A grassy embankment is on the left side of the canal, and a towpath on the right. In the distance, two people dressed in black can be seen on the towpath.
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CANAL AT ILION, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0413ac1]
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Steam tugboat presumably on the Erie Canal with two boathouses in the water, industrial facilities, and towpaths alongside of the canal; 222090 printed in lower right corner [presumably card number and indicated on front side only]
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CANASTOTA [handwritten front caption] (1front) [e0679ac1]
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Trees, utility poles, and towpath line a view of the Erie Canal in Canastota, New York. A canal boat is partially visible in left foreground. A boat (presumably a tugboat) sails up the canal on a foggy day.
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