Trees frame this real photo postcard of the steamer Mildred carrying passengers on Owasco Lake. To the left is seen a women standing next to a tree, a boat house and buildings. Visible in the water is a reflection of Mildred and the boat house. ...
A picture of the side view of a war ship sailing on the Hudson River with its reflection shown on the water. The ship and the river are framed between two trees, and a shoreline is pictured in the background. There are few clouds in the sky, and...
Approximately two-thirds of the card (from the bottom) shows a canal, apparently flooded, with a [presumably] houseboat in the foreground, whose reflection is visible in the water. In the background, a metal bridge connects a piece of land on the...
A large canal boat comprised of at least three sections, (GREAT WARDROBE) written on sign at the bow, is seen floating down the curve of a canal, with its reflection clearly visible on the surface of the water. On the left bank is a towpath and...
Rural; Waterfronts; Bridges; Grasses; Reflections; Trees; Black & white postcards; Canal boats; Canals
Image of a canal boat in a canal in Port Gibson, New York. There is a [presumably] stone bridge with an arch surrounded by trees in the background. There is a house [presumably] on the bank surrounded by trees. There is a reflection of the...
A color postcard with a man standing under the [sic] Acqueduct, [sic] Schenetady, New York, against a backdrop of trees, grass, and blue and white clouds. On the right side of the scene is a partial utility pole. There is a full reflection of the...
Image of two bridges over a canal in Ilion, New York, one of which is London Bridge. There is a path from the closer bridge that leads to the towpath next to the river. There is a reflection of the trees and bridges in the water. There are...
Coastlines; Boats; Tugboats; Canals; Reflections; Black & white postcards
Black and white image of a tug boat on canal in foreground, with reflection. Rope or line connecting boat to off-camera object. The name on the boat appears to be 'Waterford'. Boat's smokestack is emitting a small amount of smoke. Shoreline behind...
View of narrow section of Black River Canal in Rome, N.Y., with a lockhouse (by the lock) and trees on one side of the canal; a towpath on the other side; farther away houses separated by railing and partially covered with a line of trees. A bridge...
Passengers on a steamboat. On the right side there are cliffs and trees and in the distance hills or mountains. There is a reflection of the cloudes on the water. There is a blank space on the right side of card;
Charles Sumner (1811-1874) was a United States senator from Massachusetts and a campaigner against slavery. This is a draft, ca. 1855, of a version of the speech delivered in New York on May 9, 1855, and published that year under the title "The...
