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...
Bridges; Buildings; Cities & towns; Cityscapes; Clouds; Commercial facilities; Grasses; Islands; Marine Terminals; Mountains; Piers & wharves; Signs (Notices); Smoke; Black & white postcards; Boats; Side wheelers; Steamboats; Tugboats; Rivers
A scene on the Hudson River looking north from the Congress Street Bridge. The city of Troy, N.Y. is viewable on the horizon and on the east bank. Two side wheelers are docked on the east side of the river; two commercial signs posted on...
Panoramic view of locks in Lockport, N.Y. A basin [presumed] can be seen at the bottom left of the card. The image shows buildings, one of which has "LOCKPORT HOME OF WHEATLET" [a product of Franklin Mills] painted on its side and a roof access...
Buildings; Cities & towns; Cityscapes; Commercial facilities; Grasses; Industrial facilities; Ladders; Reflections; Sheds; Smokestacks; Stairways; Towpaths; Trees; Warehouses; Water towers; Black & white postcards; Canal boats; Canals;
Black and white medium view of a towpath at a bend in the canal showing three commercial structures, a loading platform and some trees with some other buildings and canal boats in the background. A ladder leads from the roof of one building to the...
A panoramic view of the Harbor in Whitehall, N.Y. The silk mill appears on the left and connects to the right side by a bridge that crosses the harbor over a spillway and lock house. On the right side there are a number of commercial buildings and...
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...
View of a harbor down the center from the perspective of the railroad bridge, with commercial buildings on the sides and a bridge that goes across the harobr directly in the center of the card; Printing information: OSWEGO, N.Y. - NO.5 [indicated...
A view showing the Erie Canal S-curving towards the center of a nearby town. The walls of the canal appear to be smooth brick and concrete The town is dense with bricks, buildings, chimneys, churches, coastlines, commercial facilities, trees,...
Bridges; Truss bridges; Buildings; Commercial facilities; Grasses; Reflections; Towpaths; Trees; Utility poles; Black & white postcards; Canals;
A view of a truss bridge over the Erie Canal. The right side of the canal is lined with commercial buildings and trees. A towpath is on the left side of the canal. Written message (x Where we go strolling Sunday Evenings Ha ha). Printing...
View along the Canal with commercial buildings on either side and utility poles running along the left side of street. Numerous signs on warehouses/buildings. City scene in the background.
A northern nighttime view, from the vantage point of the Hudson River, of the warehouses and factories of Troy, New York, crowding the river's shore. The only lights are from a full moon breaking through heavy dark clouds, as well as from the...
A tugboat and a barge traveling along the Hudson River. There is view of a commercial part of the city in the background with brick buildings, a church, pilings, remnants of a bridge, steeples and a terminal are all in the background. There are...
Swing bridge at Albion, N.Y. along Erie Canal with commercial scene in background; Printing information: card number (1125) [indicated on front and back]
View of a hoist bridge in Canastota, N.Y.. The card shows a lift bridge, a car with passenger and bicycle rider crossing the bridge. Men Standing near bridge and walking toward it. Also appearing in the card are commercial buildings, sidewalks...
Black & white postcard depicting a quiet time on a section of the canal. The boats are tied up, and men appear to be putting up poles on the opposite bank of the canal. It shows the town, including houses and possibly commercial facilities.
Bridges; Buildings; Cities & towns; Commercial facilities; Hoisting machinery; Towpaths; Utility poles; Black & white postcards; Canal boats; Tugboats; Panoramic views; Basins (Bodies of water); Canals
Canal boat on the Erie canal, Amsterdam, N.Y. with commercial scene in background; Written message (Dear Cousins we thank you so much for the Christmas present you sent us, it was just what Yeaz went to the city for when he got your package. Yours...
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...
Hand colored view of Erie canal at Schenectady, N.Y. with Mohawk river in background. Commercial scene with rail yard. Printing information: card number (9301.) [indicated on front only]; Written message (Best regards from A Knop) in white space at...
