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The Erie Canal at Little Falls


Note: The images noted [CSNYS] below are the property of and used with the permission of The Canal Society of New York State.


Late Nineteenth Century Views at Little Falls

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View of the Aqueduct bridge at Little Falls Aqueduct in winter at Little Falls  
"Erie Canal at Little Falls" / William Henry Jackson, photographer (no. 7626 -- Detroit Publishing Co.) -- 1880-1897? -- from: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. "Acqueduct in winter, Little Falls, N.Y." / W. M. Tucker, photographer (1868?-1885?) -- From: Robert N. Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views, Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, New York Public Library.  

 

Twentieth Century Views at Little Falls

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View West from Suspension Bridge, Little Falls, N.Y. Aerial view of Lock 17 at Little Falls The Mohawk Valley and Little Falls, N.Y.
"View West from Suspension Bridge, Little Falls, N.Y." (no publisher information) -- Postcard ; not postmarked ; approximately 1905? [CSNYS] "Erie Canal near Little Falls, N.Y." (G 4368, The Rotograph Co., N.Y. City, c1905) -- Postcard (UNDB) ; not postmarked. Another version (D 4368, The Rotograph Co.) is postmarked Sep. 20, 1907. "A View in the Mohawk Valley, Little Falls, N.Y." (6139 -- Rochester News Co., Rochester, N.Y.) -- Postcard (UNDB) ; postmarked Dec. 8, 1905.
Little Falls, N.Y. View of Mohawk Valley, East of Little Falls, N.Y.  
"Little Falls, N.Y." (no publisher information) -- Postcard (UNDB) ; not postmarked ; approximately 1906? See also the original black & white photograph of this scene. Lock 37 can be seen in right center. "View of Mohawk Valley, East of Little Falls, N.Y." (No. 3513, The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, Me.) -- Postcard ; transitional UNDB, postmarked Oct. 24, 1907.  
Little Falls, N.Y., Lower Lock Lovers' Leap looking west, Little Falls, N.Y. Lovers' Leap looking west, Little Falls, N.Y.
"Little Falls, N.Y., Lower Lock" [Lock 37] (1673 --Paul C. Koeber Co., New York) -- Postcard (UNDB) ; postmarked Aug. 26, 1907. "Lovers' Leap looking W., Little Falls, N.Y." (201,911 ; Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., New York) -- Postcard ; postmarked Apr. 12, 1909. At right center is Lock 37. "Old Erie Canal. Double Locks side by side [Lock 37] ... Little Falls - 1911" -- P hotograph ; date unknown.
Grain elevator on the Erie Canal, Little Falls, N.Y. Lovers' Leap at Little Falls Perry's Lock, Little Falls, N.Y.
"[Grain elevator on the Erie Canal, Little Falls, N.Y.]" -- Photograph ; approximately 1909? [CSNYS] Compare this image with "Erie Canal at Little Falls", 1880-1897? at the top of this page. "Little Falls, N.Y. Lovers Leap" (25447 - Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, Me.) -- Postcard : postmarked Aug. 6, 1910. "Perry's Lock, Little Falls, N.Y." [Lock 37?] (no publisher information) -- Postcard ; not postmarked ; approximately 1910? [CSNYS]
View before Lock 17 construction at Little Falls, N.Y. View on the Erie Canal near Little Falls View of Lock at Little Falls, N.Y.
Left: "Barge Canal, Contract No. 31: View just west of lock No. 17, at Little Falls, before beginning of construction -- from: Annual report of the State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1912 (Albany : J.B. Lyon Co., printers, 1913) -- facing p. 102. Compare this view with that of the 1839 engraving by W. H. Bartlett above right. "Little Falls, N.Y., Erie Canal" (1678 -- Paul C. Koeber Co., New York) -- Postcard (UNDB, but divided by user) ; published 1907, but postmarked Jul. 24, 1912. Compare this view with the photo and engraving to the left.
 
Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 38 at Little Falls Lift-bridge at Little Falls Completed canal just west of the Little Falls lock
"Barge Canal Contract no. 107" [Little Falls] -- from: Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1914 (Albany : J.B. Lyon Co., printers, 1915) -- facing p. 124. Although unidentified, this is probably Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 38. "Barge Canal, Contract No. 107: Lift-bridge at Little Falls"-- facing p. 90. "Barge Canal, Contract No. 18-A: Completed canal just west of the Little Falls lock" -- facing p. 92
Both the above from: Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1916 (Albany : J.B. Lyon Co., 1917).
 
Scene on Erie Canal, Little Falls, N.Y. Barge Canal and Industries of Little Falls, N.Y. The One Mile Level, Barge Canal, Little Falls, N.Y.
"Scene on Erie Canal, Little Falls, N.Y." (E11075, SL & Co., Germany) -- Postcard ; not postmarked, approximately 1916. "Barge Canal and Industries of Little Falls, N.Y." (136751 - Tichnor Quality Views) -- Postcard ; not postmarked ; approximately 1918. "The One Mile Level, Barge Canal, Little Falls, N.Y." (221701 - Chas. W. Hughes, Mechanicville, N.Y.) ) -- Postcard ; not postmarked ; approximately 1918? [CSNYS]
 
Mohawk River and Barge Canal, Little Falls, N.Y. Mohawk Valley Road along Barge Canal, Little Falls, N.Y. Goat Island in Erie Canal, west of Lock 17, Little Falls, N.Y.  
"Mohawk River and Barge Canal, Little Falls, N.Y." [looking east] (no publisher information) -- Postcard ; not postmarked ; approximately 1918? [CSNYS] "Mohawk Valley Road along Barge Canal, Little Falls, N.Y." (136753 -- Tichnor Quality Views) -- Postcard ; not postmarked ; approximately 1920? "Goat Island in Erie Canal, west of Lock 17, Little Falls, N.Y." 49 4A602 -- C.W. Hughes & Co., Mechanicville, N.Y.) -- Postcard ; not postmarked ; about 1950?  

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