A painted image of Lake Champlain canal boats in Rouses Point, New York. The postcard depicts some boats docked in the foreground and a few men working the boats and waterfront. Across the lake or canal appears to be a small village (probably...
Harbor scene, with four tug boats in the forefront. Tug boats named Wm. H. Kinch, George R. Potter, W.G. Mason and Cascade. There are commercial or industrial buildings in the background with steam or smoke from the tug boats obscuring part of the...
Postcard is an embossed frame depicted as stage with a red curtain that is pulled up by gold ropes, with a raised American flag and an eagle at left. The border of the postcard is raised in red, while the background is colored in with pinkish beige...
Daytime scene of canal community in Montezuma, NY, with group of canal boats moored at dry dock and men at work alongside boats. Written message on face of card (Looking East from Lock 72 where I worked. 1906.).
A view of a location on the Barge Canal at Holley, NY where lumber and logs are loaded onto canal boats. Visible in the forefront is a canal boat with a bow and stern houses with a large deck space between them.Two poles used to facilitate the...
Waterfront view of the Champlain Canal in Rouses Point, New York with several canal boats surrounded by snow, including the John A. Howe Jr. canal boat. Two canal boats are iced in, while the rest are still in open water. There is a large...
Erie Canal; New York (State); North River (N.Y.); Hudson River (N.Y.); East River (N.Y.); Canal-boats; Commerce; Inland trade; Schooners; Illustration.
Illustration found on page 409 of the Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. This view represents an active scene of trade and commerce along New York's river. With text.
Animals; Awnings; Boats; Canals; Buildings; Chimneys; Fences; Grasses; Houses; Reflections;Towpaths; Trees; Utility Poles; Black & white postcards; Canal Boats
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...
Barges, boats, and canal boats docked on canal situated between a narrow towpath and a commercial district of Dock Street in Schenectady, N.Y. Mountain in distance; Printing information: card number (24698) [indicated on front side only]
Hudson River view with sailing canal boats with sails down and hilly shores. Printing information: card number (828); Blank space for message at bottom of card.
Looking from the canal, a view of Dock street running along side of the canal. Boats are tied up next to the street, and a line of buildings face the canal from the opposite side. Many utility poles with wires are strung across the canal. There...
A curved section of canal in Fulton, New York, with several canal boats tied to both banks. On the left side of the photograph, a four-story building with an additional structure on its roof stands. A sign with individual letters standing on the...
Buildings; Awnings; Cities & towns; Commercial facilities; Grasses; Hills; Logs; Men; People; Black & white postcards; Canal boats; Canals; Signs (Notices); Trees
A curved section of canal in Fulton, New York, with several canal boats tied to both banks. On the left side of the photograph, a four-story building with an additional structure on its roof stands. A sign with individual letters standing on the...
Color view of the Erie Canal and Rochester. Canal flowing through an industrial cityscape, under a bridge. Docked boats line the left side of the canal. There is a towpath running to the right of the canal and a sign on the bridge for (COAL)....
Wreck of the canal boat "Julia O'Connor" and an unknown canal boat on State Dam in Troy, New York. There are flat wooden structures and fast moving water to the left of the two boats. The boats appear to be on the cusp of two water levels in the...
Front caption [in bold typeface ] reads: "MOUTH OF WOOD RIVER WHERE BARGE CANAL WILL ENTER ONEIDA LAKE, SYLVAN BEACH, N.Y." White space on the bottom of the postcard which contains the title. Two boats tied to snubbing posts on the right side of...
Black & white postcard of a dry dock with small boats in the Mohawk River, workers working on a canal barge on the dock. Large building with chimneys and smaller outbuildings in the background.
Chimneys; Clouds; Commercial facilities; Debris; Embankments; Farms; Grasses; Masonry; Reflections; Rocks; Rural; Shrubs; Smokestacks; Stone walls; Trees; Waterfronts; Black & white postcards; Barges; Boats; Canal boats; Panoramic views; Canals;
Barge Canal Terminal in Fort Edward, N.Y. depicting farm with smokestacks in background overlooking barge. Rural setting with grasses, trees and three small boats on right side of card.
People standing outside of what is presumably a storefront watching canal boats pass under a town bridge. A number of pedestrians are crossing the bridge, as well as what appears to be a horse-drawn cart.
