In this black and white photograph, a canal cuts through the middle of the postcard’s frame and proceeds through a distant rural town. A trestle bridge spans the canal at the center of the postcard and connects unpaved roads that run parallel to...
This faded sepia postcard shows a view of the Mohawk River during the daytime, presumably as seen from a boat. The right side of the river, featured prominently, has steep cliffs with low shrubs, as well as rectangular flat-roofed buildings...
Commissioners; Report; Federal government; Financing; Indians; Clinton, Dewitt, 1769-1828; New York (State); Erie Canal; Pamphlet
Title page of a thirteen page pamphlet issued in 1816 addressed to "the honourable, the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress, the representation of commissioners of the State of New-York, in of the said State,...
The Poets’ Garden
B.B.B.
Thanksgiving Morning
1933.
Beloved “Edwin of the Song”
Hail! on this my happiest Thanksgiving. My heart overflows with gratitude for the great gifts you have given. I shall try always to be worthy and to carry on for...
Canals; Steamboats; Fences; Hills; Buildings; Reflections; Roads; Sheds; Steam; Trees; People; Black and white postcards; Panoramic views; Walls; Towpaths; Trails & Paths
Photograph of a small steamboat moving on a canal toward the foreground. The location is semi-rural with roads or paths on either side of the canal, a few buildings, trees in the background, and a hillside in the distance.
This color postcard features aerial and panoramic views of an Erie Canal aqueduct near Schenectady, N.Y. Visible are trees- some barren, as well as farms, roads, houses and a river. The distant background features mountains. The postcard has...
An aerial view of the Erie canal. On both sides of the canal are roads lined with utility poles. In the distant background are trees, houses and industrial facilities.
A tugboat towing a barge is passing next to the speedway on the [Hudson River?] toward the Washington Bridge; Written message in blank space on the top of the card (Dear Rachel, If it is desireable [sic] the "favorili" [sic] can return Sunday...
Commissioners; Report; Federal government; Financing; Indians; Clinton, Dewitt, 1769-1828; New York (State); Erie Canal; Pamphlet
Pages four and five of a thirteen page pamphlet issued in 1816 addressed to "the honourable, the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress, the representation of commissioners of the State of New-York, in of the said...
Erie Canal; New York (State); Land sale; Advertisement.
Advertisment for New York Canal Lands on Sale that appeared on March 6, 1824 in the New-York American. Two hundred thousand acres were offered for sale on or near the intended route of the Erie Canal, anticipating accessibility by water "as soon as...
Caption reads: A. Weingarnter's Lithy. N.Y., for D. T. Valentine's Manual / Drawing of Old Residences on Murray Hill, Lexington Avenue near 37th Street on the Old Boston Post Road, 1858.
34th Street looking east from Fifth Avenue, 1880. The north side of the street is the eventual site of the B. Altman department store (now the CUNY Graduate Center).
A black and white photo of the Hunt & Donaldson store house along the Delaware & Hudson Canal in Ellenville, New York. There is a towpath on the right handside of the canal with additional buildings and a carriage in the foreground. A bridge can be...
