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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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A Winter Morning on the Harbor [front caption] (1front) [e0505ac1]
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A view of the Erie Canal at Oriskany N.Y showing tow paths with rows of buildings on each side with a typical canal bridge in the distance. A houseboat is moored on one side of the canal. There is a white house with a dark roof and a shaded porch near the tow path on the left side of the canal. Several industrial buildings bearing smokestacks are visible adjacent to the house in the foreground.
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A Winter Morning on the Harbor [front caption] (1front) [h0169ac1]
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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].
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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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ALONG THE BLACK RIVER CANAL PORT LEYDEN N.Y. [handwritten front caption] (1front) [k0008ac1]
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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.
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Albany, N.Y. Steamer "Morse." [front caption] (1front) [h0126ac1]
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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.
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Aqueduct, Fort Plain, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0066ac1]
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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.
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Aqueduct, High Falls. N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [d0105ac1]
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Panoramic view, color postcard. In the foreground, a river with an aqueduct spanning two tree-lined banks. On the left bank, there is a building just behind the aqueduct, which has a chimney. The reflections of the aqueduct and banks appear in the water. Printing information: card number A-187 [indicated on front and back].
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BARGE CANAL & PITTSFORD MILLS, PITTSFORD, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [b0018ac1]
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This card shows a view of Barge Canal with a wood canal boat on the right side of the canal. The boat is named "DOLPHIN OF ALBY, N.Y. N.Y." It is tied up to the shore and there seems to be another canal boat in front of it. There is a three story building with an awning on the left side of the canal connecting to a grain elevator or flour mill [presumably]. Three storage tanks [presumed] can be seen to the right of the building. There are two waterfront sheds [presumably] to the left of the elevator/mill that have powerlines behind them. Trees and shrubs can be seen in the distance and some are grown right on the tip on the land near the canal.
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BEECHNUT PLANT – CANAJOHARIE, N.Y. [handwritten front caption] (1front) [e0607ac1]
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A black and white postcard featuring the Beechnut Plant along the Erie Canal in Canajoharie, New York. Three main buildings face the canal. The factory, closest to the viewer, is dominated by glass windows. A few of the windows are open. The factory is attached to a brick office building. The words (BACON) and (PLANT) are prominent in the signage above these two buildings. Between the buildings, obstructed by ladders and scaffolding, is sign that reads "BEECH-NUT / PACKING CO." There is a white boat docked on the canal below the factory. The third building, farthest from the viewer, stands alone. It is mostly brick with rooftop signage that is indiscernable from the viewer's angle. Front caption [handwritten] reads: "BEECHNUT PLANT – CANAJOHARIE, N.Y." [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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BRIDGE OVER HUDSON RIVER. AT POUGHKEEPSIE. [front caption] (1front) [h0096ac1]
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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.
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BUFFALOHARBOR [sic], BUFFALO.N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0502ac1]
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Possibly a view from the Commercial Strip footbridge, the photo in this postcard captures the bustle of Erie canal activities and displays a variety of sail and steam powered watercraft, and various buildings of commercial nature. The photo itself is cropped in a oval shape; a stylized Native American with feather headdress appears in the white space in the top corner.
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Barge Canal Pumping Dredge, Pittsford, New York [front caption] (1front) [b0019ac1]
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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.
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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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Basin + Arch Port Gibson, N.Y. [handwritten front caption] (1front) [e0629ac1]
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Image of a canal boat in a canal in Port Gibson, New York. There is a [presumably] stone bridge with an arch surrounded by trees in the background. There is a house [presumably] on the bank surrounded by trees. There is a reflection of the trees, bridge, and canal boat in the canal. Blank space around edges of card.
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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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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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Broadway from Bridge, Whitehall, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [c0078ac1]
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View of Whitehall, N.Y. with canal in foreground with a boat. The water has reflections of the hill and the boat. Waterfront cityscape of buildings at the base of a tree-covered hill. There is a path running next to the canal with a utility pole; railroad tracks run parallel to the path. A sign in the foreground reads "E.P. Manville, Drugs, Medicines, Paints & Oils" Image is a greenish tinted black and white.
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Brooklyn Bridge, New York. [top] Williamsburg Bridge, New York. [bottom] [front caption] (1front) [h0099ac1]
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Two pictures of bridges on the East River, tiled vertically on a card with portrait orientation. On the top is a color image of Brooklyn Bridge spanning the East River, with a view of Brooklyn Heights in the foreground and the Manhattan skyline in the distance. On the bottom is a color image of multistory apartment buildings and warehouses in Brooklyn near the base of the Williamsburg Bridge. The East River and Manhattan are visible in the distance, but partially blocked from view by the bridge.
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Building a boat near Ellenville, New York [front caption] (1front) [d0108ac1]
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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.
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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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CLYDE? [handwritten front caption] (1front) [e0707ac1]
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Image shows a double lock system. A small building between the locks has a sign reading, "LOCK No 52". A larger building is located on the right bank with barrels located in front. In the middle is a long low building flanked by two chimneys. The sky and the buildings are reflected in the water.
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COVERED BRIDGE WATERFORD NY [handwritten back caption] (1front) [h0190ac1]
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Black and white postcard of a photo taken of the Waterford, New York covered bridge over the Hudson River, before it burned down in 1909. The photo shows tranquil water below the bridge and a city with buildings, utility poles and church in background of the bridge.
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Canal Boat anchored on Champlain Canal in rural scene (1front) [c0073ac1]
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Canal boats are [presumably] anchored in a rural scene, with [presumably] horses or donkeys standing on tow path. Wooden planks are bridging the canal boats with the bank of the canal. There [presumably] appears to be people sitting on the canal boat in the foreground under the awning. There is another canal boat in the background. Blank space around edges of card. Front image is a black and white photograph.
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