Blue sepia photograph of construction workers scattered throughout a construction site. A partially completed lock wall prominently featured. Debris is scattered at various points throughout the site, including lumber and steel. On the right...
This color postcard shows the Barge Canal construction with a rock covered debris field. In the midground there are two construction vehicles. The vehicle on the left appears to be a steam engine with a very tall stack emiting smoke while the...
This black and white postcard shows construction of a deep cut section of the Barge Canal in Fulton N.Y. A steam shovel is in the foreground loading debrisand dirt into railroad cars. Eleven men are present throughout. There are two bridges, one...
This card features a pumping dredge that appears to be collecting rocks and soil to be used in the construction of the Barge Canal. The steam dredge is in a cut of land and the [presumably] fill is being brought to the construction site through a...
This lock is still under construction. Little Falls is in the background There is a construction walkway – presumably wooden around the base of the lock. The far end of the lock has a single gate – presumably a lift gate - instead of double...
Boulders; Buildings; Canal construction; Embankments; Grasses; Lumber; Roads; Rocks; Ropes; Sheds; Utility poles; People; Black & white postcards; Railroad tracks;
Black and white photograph of barge canal construction of Lock #14 at Canajoharie, N.Y. showing partially constructed lock with construction debris, railroad tracks and equipment in the foreground and railroad tracks in the background. Blank space...
Canal construction on the Oswego section of the Barge Canal in Fulton, N.Y. Dam and spillways control the water flow from the Oswego River to permit presumed construction of a lock at left side of image.
The construction site of the Delta Dam in Rome, New York [presumably Barge Canal construction]. The old Erie canal is going over an aqueduct; Barge Canal is being built and the old canal still in evidence.
Construction projects--New York (State)--New York.
The southeast corner of 36th Street and Eleventh Avenue shows the construction of the 7 subway line, which will eventually run to the Jacob K. Javitts Convention Center on the West Side. Midtown buildings rise behind while signs near the corner...
Sepia image of work being done on the Barge Canal (Champlain). A sign for "Bascom, Brett & Co. Clothing, Shoes, Furnishings, Hats" appears on one building to the left of the canal. Most of the buildings are brick storefronts with awnings. A stone...
Debris; Buildings; Canal construction; Hats; Hoisting machinery; Logs; Pilings (Civil engineering); Railroad tracks;Men; Black & white postcards; Panoramic views
A black & white postcard depicting the construction of the Champlain Canal. A group of men stand together next to some construction machinery and another small group of men next to some railroad tracks, all positioned above the empty canal. In the...
This sepia postcard captures workers building a new lock system for the barge canal near Comstock, N.Y. Locks are devices that raise and lower boats between stretches of water to accommodate for elevation increases. This canal construction image...
This sepia postcard features construction of a new lock on the barge canal in Baldwinsville, N.Y. Locks are devices that raise and lower boats between stretches of water to accommodate for elevation increases. The right side of the postcard...
Photographic postcard of hydraulic dredge with two pilot houses in a narrow channel during canal construction. Two men which are presumed to be workers are visible on the dredge. Thick smoke issues from tall smokestack. Scow filled with debris...
Six canal construction workers in hats stand on a scow around a steam engine on a narrow canal in a rural area. There is a passenger boat attached to the scow with rope. A dog lays in the wild grass in the foreground and trees shade three men...
