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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
New York State Barge Canal Photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1536
- Creators:
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
- Dates:
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1907-1913
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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.25 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
Collection documents the construction of the Erie Canal in New York at the turn of the twentieth century.
Content Description
Content Description
Collection consists of photographs documenting the construction of the Erie Canal which was later renamed the New York State Barge Canal. Many of the images include workers on the job site. In addition, there are photographs of unidentified construction sites along the canal system which includes 525 miles of waterways from Lake Erie to the Hudson River with extensions to Cayuga Lake, Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, and Seneca lake.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in one series.
Administration
Author
Vanessa Broussard-Simmons
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Photographs donated by Richard W. Sickler, May 13, 1969. Postcards acquired from unknown source.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work & Industry in February 2022.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivist, 2023. Finding aid encoded by Audrey Willius, intern, 2023.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Preferred Citation
New York State Barge Canal Photographs, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Related Materials
Related Materials
Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
For related materials on the Erie Canal, see the following collections:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Ships, Boats, and Vessels, NMAH.AC.0060
Cummings Structural Concrete Company Reocrds, NMAH.AC.0218
John Stevens Collection, NMAH.AC.0333
American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection, NMAH.AC.0711
Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs, NMAH.AC.0945
James Forgie Papers, NMAH.AC.0986
William R. Hutton Papers, NMAH.AC.0987
Rudolph Hering Collection, NMAH.AC.0989
Lehigh Valley Railroad Records, NMAH.AC.1046
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Records, NMAH.AC.1074
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Photographs, NMAH.AC.1075
Erie Railroad Collection, NMAH.AC.1082
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090
New York State Barge Canal Photographs, NMAH.AC.1536
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Barges | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Canals | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Erie Canal (N.Y.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| New York State Canal System (N.Y.) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Picture postcards | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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