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Title: Packet Dock, Syracuse [front caption] (1front) [e0714ac1]
Description: View of packet dock, with a trolley crossing a bridge along with several buildings and a clocktower in the background. Some packet boats carrying cargo appear in the right foreground and people are walking nearby. To the right are more people and horse-drawn carriages.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0714ac1.jpg

Title: THE FIVE COMBINES BLACK RIVER CANAL [front caption] (1front)[k0004ac1]
Description: Black & white photograph of a dam presumed to be the Five Combines of the Black River Canal of Boonville, N.Y. Wildflowers and shrubs are prominently featured in the foreground. A diagonal river separates the foreground from the sloping tree covered hills in the background. There are two towpaths on both sides of the river, two horseback riders follow the path on the right. The dam is to the left of the riders, the combines are behind them.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: k0004ac1.jpg

Title: GREETINGS FROM ROCHESTER, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0543ac1]
Description: Three scenes from Rochester, NY are depicted in rectangular boxes with stylized vines between. Captions in decorative banners read clockwise from lower left: ENTRANCE OF MOUNT HOPE CEMETARY; COURT STREET BRIDGE; GENESEE RIVER; ERIE CANAL VIADUCT. A flowering vine twines around the title on the lower right; Written message in blank space at right side (Dec 28th 1899, Dear Billum, Hope your arm is rapidly improving and no longer of any trouble to you, Best regards & Happy New Year to all from your Cousin Lyd.).
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0543ac1.jpg

Title: Pair of oval images depicting scenes along the Erie Canal in unknown locations (1front) [e0686ac1]
Description: Pair of oval images depicting scenes along the Erie Canal in unknown locations. The first shows boys swimming off of a bridge. The second shows scenery in a town along the canal with a very cloudy sky.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e086ac1.jpg

Title: Erie Canal and Locks. Lockport, New York [front caption printed in red ink] (1 front) [e0683ac1]
Description: A view of Lockport with the flight of locks. On the right of the card there are the shells of a number of ruined buildings [presumably from fire]. A canal boat is seen emerging from the locks and a small [presumably steam passenger boat] can be seen in the basin. An advertisement on a building on the left side of the card reads "Lockport Wheatlet."
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0683ac1

Title: Crescent, N.Y [front caption] (1front) [e0684ac1] [front caption stamped in purple ink]
Description: A view of the Erie Canal flowing through an aqueduct over the Mohawk River. Grasses, shrubs and a tree in foreground; trees and houses on the far side of the river.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0684ac1.jpg

Title: VIEW OF DELTA LAKE AND BRIDGE ACROSS BLACK RIVER CANAL, ROME, N.Y. (1front) [k0006ac1]
Description: A color postcard showing a scene of three women in dresses and hats on a dirt road who have just walked over a bridge across the Black River Canal. They are surrounded by trees and grasses that sit atop [presumably] two cliffs on either side of the road. In the background is a panoramic view of Delta Lake, its coastline and the sky and clouds above it with a yellow horizon.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: k0006ac1.jpg

Title: Animal team pulling a boat in the Erie Canal, N.Y. (1front) [e0507ac1]
Description: Rural view of an animal team on a towpath, towing boats along the canal, and guided by a young man. Telegraph or electric poles dot the landscape in the background.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0507ac1.jpg

Title: The Crisis of the Revolution
Description: A photograph of the site of Strang's Tavern, in Crompond Corner. The site is just inside the fence bars.
Type: still image
Local Identifier: Arnold-Andre-1899_050.jpg

Title: The Land of Sleepy Hollow
Description: Two photographs; Pencil drawings of four sunflowers accompany photographs; also a hand-written quotation.
Type: still image, text
Local Identifier: SleepyHollow-Irving-1887_007.jpg

Title: Flower Arranging At The Garden
Description: Children learn to arrange flowers at the New York Botanical Garden.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: Park_Botanical_Garden_a34.jpg

Title: Roses In Bloom At The Garden
Description: View of rose garden and gazebo at the New York Botanical Garden.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: Park_Botanical_Garden_a24.jpg

Title: Dollar Savings Bank Flower Show
Description: Dozens of dazzling flowers are shown at the bank's main office on the Grand Concourse. Over 25,000 visitors viewed the display.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: dollar-savings_grand_concourse_6.jpg

Title: Fordham Hill Houses
Description: Ground level view of buildings within the housing complex, showing young trees and flowers, automobiles and a portion of a neighboring U.S. Veterans Administration Hospital building.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: housing_fordham_hill_1.jpg

Title: Dollar Savings Bank Flower Show
Description: The Dollar Savings Bank's annual welcome to Spring display for the community, featuring a Dutch windmill and colorful flowers.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: dollar-savings_grand_concourse_5.jpg

Title: Celebrating Success
Description: Hotel Concourse Plaza manager Frank W. Kridel presents Casey Stengel with a 'Good Luck' daffodil floral piece at home plate of Yankee Stadium during opening game ceremonies. A dinner for over a thousand people was held at the Grand Ballroom of the hotel that evening, celebrating the fifth World Series in a row.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: recreation_sports_baseball_6.jpg

Title: Daffodils Along The Garden Path
Description: A field of daffodils in early Spring.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: Park_Botanical_Garden_a26.jpg

Title: Bill Bailey to Marjorie "Margie" Polon
Description: Bill describes the parade in Barcelona given in honor of the International Brigaders. He describes the music, the people, the flowers and outpouring of graciousness. He is still waiting to hear when he will be able to leave the country.
Type: text
Genre: Autograph Letter Signed
Local Identifier: Polon4

Title: Sherman Baldwin Azalea Collection
Description: Back caption: The Sherman Baldwin Azalea Collection and dogwood trees, at their peak in May, create a visual extravaganza along one of the Garden's many walking trails.
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-094

Title: Water Lily Pool, near Five-Arched Bridge. New York Botanical Garden
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-071

Title: Aquatic House, Conservatories, New York Botanical Garden
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-037

Title: W. Gilman Thompson Rock Garden
Description: Back caption: The W. Gilman Thompson Rock Garden displays rare and exotic plants native to the alpine regions of Europe, the American Rockies, and the Himalayas in a carefully constructed landscape setting.
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-098

Title: Springtime at the New York Botanical Garden's Rock Garden
Description: Back caption: Springtime at the New York Botanical Garden's Rock Garden, designed and built by T.H. Everett in 1932.
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-084

Title: Amazon waterlilies
Description: Back caption: Amazon waterlilies., Victoria amazonica, provide a dramatic setting for the Palm Court of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, constructed 1899-1902.
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-099

Title: New York Botanical Garden's Tulip Walk
Description: Back caption: The New York Botanical Garden's Tulip Walk adjacent to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory is a kaleidoscope of spring color.
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-092

Title: New York Botanical Garden Museum and administration building
Description: Back caption: The New York Botanical Garden / Bronx Park, New York 58, N.Y. / Museum and Administration Building
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-060

Title: Entrance, Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, New York City
Description: Back caption: The entrance, Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, New York City. Bronx Park lies on both sides of the Bronx River, between Williamsbridge and West Farms. It comprises a total area of 662 acres, 250 of which have been given to botanical garden and 261 to a zoological park. Both institutions are corporations managed by trustees and occupying their sites by an arrangement with the City. The Botanical Garden is open daily from 9 to 5, admission free.
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-113

Title: Part of the Dahlia Border New York Botanical Garden
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-051

Title: Water-Lily Pool and Five-Arched Bridge New York Botanical Garden
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-073

Title: Giant, medium, and small cascades
Description: Back caption: Giant, medium, and small cascades are part of the fall display in The New York Botanical Garden's Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-089

Title: Rhododendron Valley
Description: Back caption: The Rhododendron Valley, extensively planted with Dexter hybrid rhododendrons and native Mountain Laurel, provides a colorful spring display at the 250 acre New York Botanical Garden.
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-087

Title: Conservatory, New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, New York City
Description: Conservatory, New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, New York City. The New York Botanical Garden, in Bronx Park is open daily from 9 to 5, admission free. The conservatories contain tens of thousands of growing plants, shrubs and trees gathered from all parts of the world. The outdoor beds show many specimens of plants, trees and flowers and there are miles of walks bordered by beautiful plants and flowers.
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-125

Title: Hardy water-lilies in Middle Lake New York Botanical Garden
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-028

Title: Long Bridge over the Bronx River New York Botanical Garden
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-072

Title: Hardy water-lilies in Middle Lake, New York Botanical Garden
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-074

Title: Century plant flowering, Botanical Garden, New York City
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-049

Title: Magnolia
Description: Back caption: More than twenty-five varieties of Magnolia unfurl their pink and white blossoms for an early spring spectacle along Magnolia Road.
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-093

Title: Dahlia Border. New York Botanical Garden
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-016

Title: Fine Shoes
Description: Illustration of young woman descending down stairs. Young man holding hands with woman helping her down stairs and bouquet of flowers. Both in elegant clothing and hats. Verso side:"Fine Shoes..Goods warranted as represented."
Type: still image

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