The Post Card is in color; there are Hills and Houses in the background; there is snow on the ground and there are trees surrounding the area; this is a close up view of the area; there is a body of water which resembles a river and it looks like...
Buildings; Canal construction; Debris; Embankments; Hoisting machinery; Lumber; Rocks; Ropes; Steam Shovels; Black & white postcards; Railroad tracks;
Excavation scene of early lock construction [presumably] depicting a large rigging station, small man made structures, hoisting and digging machinery, railroad tracks [presumably] for hauling materials, rocky hillsides, mud, dirt and puddles....