New York State Barge Canal Photographs
name: label: Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
place: label: Place
content: Erie Canal (N.Y.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Barges
label: Topic
content: Canals
label: Topic
content: New York State Canal System (N.Y.)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Photographs donated by Richard W. Sickler, May 13, 1969. Postcards acquired from unknown source.
creator: label: Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
setName: label: See more items in
content: New York State Barge Canal Photographs
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents the construction of the Erie Canal in New York at the turn of the twentieth century.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: .25 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1907-1913
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work & Industry in February 2022.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1536
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Picture postcards
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged in one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivist, 2023. Finding aid encoded by Audrey Willius, intern, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Picture postcards
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: 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.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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