The image depicts a quiet and scenic view of the Erie Canal in Newark, New York. In this image, a canal boat hauling cargo is traveling along the canal. In the background, many houses and backyard fences can be seen. A foot path runs alongside the...
Caption on original reads "PENNSYLVANIA R.R. TUNNEL, UNDER THE HUDSON RIVER, NEW YORK CITY. The Pennsylvania Tunnel runs under the Hudson River from the New Pennsylvania Station at Seventh Avenue and 32nd Street to New Jersey. They are 60 feet...
This postcard depicts a steamboat leaving a wharf, traveling on Lake Champlain on a clear day. A lighthouse and tree-covered landscape can be seen in the background of the image. A small passenger wharf can be seen in the lower left corner of the...
Caption on original reads: "NEW YORK & BROOKLYN BRIDGE" [top of card]; "BROOKLYN BRIDGE FROM NEW YORK, IRVING UNDERHILL, 17 PARK PLACE, New York" [bottom of card]. This image depicts a bustling New York Harbor scene, specifically of the East River...
The front of the card is divided horizontally into two separate images with two separate captions. The top image shows a boat plying the Hudson River with a large hill and brickyards in the distance on the opposite shore. Presumably, this depicts...
Image shows a section of the Barge Canal in Schenectady New York in the foreground. In the background are bushes, trees and hills. Part of the sky and water, which are both blue, is included in the image. Temporay tie up pins used to hold the...
Canals; Towpaths; Animal teams; Barges; Trees; Houses; Color postcards; Carts & wagons; People
Calendar card for the month of September 1914; sponsored by G.C. Wilkins General Hardware located in the Erie-Wyoming area of New York with the telephone number (13-R-14). The image in the center of the card is of a barge being pulled down the...
Flags; Reflections; People; Color Postcards; Canoes; Sailing Ships; Rivers
Front caption [in decorative typefont] reads: "HUDSON RIVER Celebration 1609 1909" [top of card]; "Hudson's Yacht The Half Moon" [bottom of card]. A painterly rendition of The Half Moon, anchored in the Hudson River, being approached by a canoe. ...
Cliffs; Mountains; Reflections; Shrubs; Smoke; Trees; Color postcards; Steamboats; Rivers;
View of sailboats and a steamboat at dawn or dusk, at a bend in the Hudson River. Boats are docked along a rocky bank. Mountains are visible in the distance. The image is framed on the card within an decorated oval, with the caption in gold letters...
Two pictures of bridges on the East River, tiled vertically on a card with portrait orientation. On the top is a color image of Brooklyn Bridge spanning the East River, with a view of Brooklyn Heights in the foreground and the Manhattan skyline in...
Benches; Clouds; Hats; Mountains; Railings; Ship equipment & rigging; Skylights; Umbrellas; Trees; Passengers; Color postcards; Side wheelers; Steamboats; Rivers;
This is an image of passengers on the deck of a steamboat on the Hudson River on a clear day. The image only shows part of the deck including a skylight, the top of the sidewheeler, and some of the equipment and rigging. The river and mountains...
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...
Flags; Hills; Ship equipment & rigging; Trees; Black & white postcards; Boats; Sailing ships; Panoramic views; Harbors; Rivers
Front caption on original reads: "View of the Naval Parade on Hudson River, during the Hudson, Fulton Celebration New York Sept. 25th to Oct. 9th 1909". This post card is quite faded and the specifics of the image are hard to recognize. Overall,...
Front caption on original reads: "On August 17, 1808, the first steamboat, Rob't Fulton's "Clermont" started its famous trip up the Hudson River, and on Aug. 19th, arrived at Albany". The Clermont is depicted in the center of the image on a clear...
Panoramic view of locks in Lockport, N.Y. A basin [presumed] can be seen at the bottom left of the card. The image shows buildings, one of which has "LOCKPORT HOME OF WHEATLET" [a product of Franklin Mills] painted on its side and a roof access...
Two canal boats sailing the Erie Canal in Little Falls, New York. The view includes the Mohawk river in the background. The right side of the image shows railroad tracks lined with utility poles. Some utility poles are painted white at the base...
Scenic view of the Lower Lock, Erie Canal in Newark, New York. The image depicts a canal surrounded by a rural landscape, and reflections of trees can be seen in the water.
Eagles; Flags; Islands; Mountains; National emblems; Reflections; Shrubs; Trees; Waterfronts; Women; Black & white postcards; Color postcards; Rivers;
Primarily black and white view of the Hudson River looking north from West Point, presented as an oval with generous white space surrounding it. On the upper left corner, there is an oval image of a colored American flag and Lady Liberty holding a...
