Infrastructure-Canal; Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764–1839; North, William, 1755-1836; Eddy, Thomas, 1758 – 1827; Livingston, Brockholst, 1757-1823; De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834; Report; War 1812; Commissioners; Western Inland Lock Navigation...
This forty page report is the second one issued by the committee which documents that it had applied to the general government for funding, without success. It was submitted by committee members The commissioners Gouvenor Morris, S. Van...
Infrastructure-Canal; Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764–1839; North, William, 1755-1836; Eddy, Thomas, 1758 – 1827; Livingston, Brockholst, 1757-1823; De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834; Report; War 1812; Commissioners; Western Inland Lock Navigation...
Page thirty-two of this forty page report, the second one issued by the committee which documents that it had applied to the general government for funding, without success. It was submitted by committee members The commissioners Gouvenor Morris,...
Clouds; Flags; Railings; Ship equipment & rigging; Signs (Notices); Smokestacks; Color postcards; Lifeboats; Side wheelers; Steamboats; Rivers
The steamship "C.W. Morse" is pictured travelling on the Hudson River. The shipping company name ("Hudson River Navigation Co.") is featured on the side of the bow. One of the two biggest flags on the boat reads "C.W. Morse". The other reads...
Title page from the fifteen page report (pp. 1087-1103) of the committee that was appointed to explore the western waters of New York State in 1792 to examine the state of the Mohawk River from the town of Schenectady to Fort Schuyler. This early...
Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764–1839; North, William, 1755-1836; Eddy, Thomas, 1758 – 1827; Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844; De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834; Commissioners; Expenditures/Expenses; Report; Financing; New York (State); Erie...
A thirty-five page report of the commissioners to explore the route of an inland navigation from the Hudson River to Lakes Ontario and Erie. The commissioners were appointed by joint resolutions of the New York State Senate and Assembly. In 1810,...
Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764–1839; North, William, 1755-1836; Eddy, Thomas, 1758 – 1827; Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844; De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834; Commissioners; Expenditures/Expenses; Report; Financing; New York (State); Erie...
Title page of a thirty-five page report of the commissioners to explore the route of an inland navigation from the Hudson River to Lakes Ontario and Erie. The commissioners were appointed by joint resolutions of the New York State Senate and...
Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764–1839; North, William, 1755-1836; Eddy, Thomas, 1758 – 1827; Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844; De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834; Commissioners; Expenditures/Expenses; Report; Financing; New York (State); Erie...
Pages thirty-four and thirty-five of a thirty-five page report of the commissioners to explore the route of an inland navigation from the Hudson River to Lakes Ontario and Erie. The commissioners were appointed by joint resolutions of the New York...
Page 1100 from the fifteen page report (pp. 1087-1103) of the committee that was appointed to explore the western waters of New York State in 1792 to examine the state of the Mohawk River from the town of Schenectady to Fort Schuyler. This early...
Livingston, Brockholst, 1757-1823; Correspondence; Watson, Elkanah, 1758-1842; Troup, Robert, 1757-1832; Route; Construction; New York (State); Erie Canal; Document
Pages thirty-four and thirty-five from the document of a thirty-eight page letter dated February 8th, 1822 written by Robert Troup with extensive supplements and appendices. Nearing the completion of the construction of the Erie Canal, a great deal...
Three sepia-toned vignettes of travelling ships illustrate the history of navigation on the Hudson River from 1609 to 1909. The captions for each of the three ships read (De Halve Maene 1609), (Claremona, 1808), and (Robert Fulton, 1909). Next to...
The steamer Berkshire, under way on the Hudson River on a fair day; the designation "HUDSON NAVIGATION COMPANY" can be read at the bow. A large sign can barely be made out on the bank of the river behind; it appears to read "PALISADES AMUSEMENT...
Commissioners; Report; Receipts; Expenditures; Marcy, W. L.; Holley, Myron; William Bouck C.; Seymour, Henry; Young, Samuel; New York (State); Erie Canal; Report
Page three of a four page report from the Comptroller, of the expenditures of the Canal Commissioners. Submitted In Assembly, March 17, 1823. This report exhibits the several sums paid to the acting canal commissioners, and the amount expended by...
Erie Canal; New York (State); New York; Inland navigation; Finance; Hudson Canal Company; Enlargement; Finance; Tolls; Land Grants; Taxes; Stock certificate
25x19 cm. A New York State 5 per cent stock certificate signed by J. Williams, treasurer, issued to Charles Dening in 1839. Financing of the building and the enlargement of the canal was raised through the issuance of stock certificates,...
On Oct. 27, 1928, a flotilla of ships is led down the Harlem River by the City flagship 'Macon' in celebration of the remodeling of the High Bridge. The bridge piers that had hampered navigation on the river were replaced with a steel arch making...
The removal of piers at High Bridge opens the Harlem River to navigation and also reopens the pedestrian bridge to for public use. In: Bronxboro, Vol. VI, No. 7, pp. 1-4.
