A panoramic view of the Harbor in Whitehall, N.Y. The silk mill appears on the left and connects to the right side by a bridge that crosses the harbor over a spillway and lock house. On the right side there are a number of commercial buildings and...
That was a good article on your work – where did I see it? In the arena, I think. (Crossed out at the top of the page)
West New Brighton, N.Y.
Nov. 30, 1906
To Mr. N. O. Nelson
My Dear Nelson:
It is very good of you to want to keep me right on...
Photographic postcard of hydraulic dredge with two pilot houses in a narrow channel during canal construction. Two men which are presumed to be workers are visible on the dredge. Thick smoke issues from tall smokestack. Scow filled with debris...
A hand-colored postcard with an aerial view of Medina, N.Y. On the right bank of a canal that bends to the left is a collection of houses and factories or warehouses in the foreground and center of the card. There are working smokestacks dotted...
A small Town along the D & H Canal in High Falls N. Y. It is a black and white card which seems to have faded. It includes the canal and a canal boat with a man seen on the back. The man seems to be steering the boat. I think the boat is about to...
May 26th, 1917.
Edwin Markham,
West New Brighton, L.I.
New York.
Dear Comrade:
Was much disappointed to miss you at Mrs. Stockwell’s when I ran over at breakfast time Thursday morning, as I had a bee in my bonnet which I wished to put in your...
This card shows a view of Barge Canal with a wood canal boat on the right side of the canal. The boat is named "DOLPHIN OF ALBY, N.Y. N.Y." It is tied up to the shore and there seems to be another canal boat in front of it. There is a three...
Sepia postcard of a canal in Durhamville, N.Y. Two connected barges piled high with lumber are heading up the canal; a sign on the stern announces that the barge is the "Charlie S Floy". There are decorative swirls on both sides of the name. A...
A color postcard of the Champlain canal as it runs through Whitehall, NY. Front caption reads: "Champlain Canal, Whitehall, N. Y." [bottom of card]. A large canal boat floats tied up on the left bank of the canal in the foreground of the picture; a...
The color postcard depicts Clinton Square and the Errie Canal. A Church is located on the left hand side. People can be seen exiting the Church. A clock tower is present toward the center. In front of the Church lies a small railed off area covered...
A scenic suburban scene of Pleasant Avenue, Frankfort, N. Y. with water view in the forefront with a bridge and houses in the background. The canal is boarded by trees on the left and utility poles on the right. And right of the utility poles is...
Bridges; Aqueducts; Bricks; Buildings; Cityscapes; Embankments; Rocks; Commercial facilities; Water towers; Waterfronts; Color postcards; Canals
A color postcard featuring the Erie Canal Aqueduct. The aqueduct appears to be constructed of gray brick and consists of three arches. Several rocks are visible in the canal. Behind the aqueduct is an industrial cityscape of Rochester, New York. A ...
Tinted photograph shows aerial view of construction in progress on the Barge Canal at Fort Ann, N. Y. A bridge spans the canal and a number of shabby buildings are on the left bank. Four people [presumably canal workers] are visible on the left...
View of packet dock, with a trolley crossing a bridge along with several buildings and a clocktower in the background. Some packet boats carrying cargo appear in the right foreground and people are walking nearby. To the right are more people and...
Canal with a right turn spanned by a truss bridge. A second truss bridge can be seen in the background. On the bend of the canal are a number of low buildings and to the right of the bridge are a line of utility poles reflected in the water. There...
The colored postcard shows a slightly angled frontal view of a drawbridge as seen from the embankment on the right side of the canal. The hoisting elements of the bridge are clearly visible in its geometric structure. A second bridge is barely...
The halftone, color postcard shows a canal boat with words DANIEL BURNS printed on the back of the boat, sailing into the distance on the calm canal. The boat is being towed by animal teams on the towpath to the left of the canal. Homes, trees and...
