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Throughout the Ages - Water Transportation

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*New Line Poster, 1815. A broadside announcing boat transportation between Schenectady and Utica, New York, 1815.

"St. Mary's" School Ship, circa 1900. The school ship "St. Mary's" on the Hudson River, circa 1900.

Oil Tanker on Barge Canal, 1921. A standard oil company tanker in Lock 7 of the Barge Canal, 1921.

*Erie Canal Locks at Lockport with Horses and Mules, circa 1890s. Horses and mules walking beside the Erie Canal lock in Lockport, New York, circa 1890s.

*Erie Canal Locks at Lockport with Mules on Towpath, circa 1890s. Erie Canal locks at Lockport, New York, with harnessed mules in the foreground, circa 1890s.

*Water Pouring into Canal Lock, circa 1900. Close-up view of Lock 67 in a series of stairstep locks on the Erie Canal at Lockport, New York, circa 1900.

*Erie Canal Celebration Broadside, 1825. A detail of an Erie Canal Celebration Broadside showing a horse pulling a canal boat, 1825. The broadside (poster) tells the citizens of Geneva, New York, about plans for celebrating the opening of the Erie Canal.

*Erie Basin Canal Boats, circa 1900. Tightly packed canal boats in the Erie Basin, circa 1900.

*Erie Canal Commemorative Plate, 1825. A plate to commemorate the Erie Canal Celebration, 1825.

*North Bank of Lockport Locks, 1907. The north bank of the Lockport locks from Pine Street east and west, April 3, 1907.

*Erie Canal at Lyons, 1910. A boy driving a team of mules on the Erie Canal at Lyons, New York, 1910.

*Erie Canal Locks and Towpath at Lockport, 1895. Erie Canal locks and towpath, Lockport, New York, 1895.

Brigham Young Invoice, 1825. An invoice signed by Brigham Young for payment received for painting Erie Canal structures, 1825.

Second Emergency Dam on Barge Canal, 1915. The second emergency dam above the Crescent Dam on the Barge Canal, 1915.

*Map of the Mohawk Valley, circa 1900. Map of transportation in the Mohawk Valley, including the Old Erie Canal and the New Erie Canal, circa 1900.

*Map of Barge Canal System, 1922. Map of the Barge Canal System in New York State, 1922.

*Water Engraving of "The Lock," 1852. Engraving of "The Lock," showing a packet boat in a lock and a gatekeeper preparing to close the lock gates. A team of horses or mules and their driver wait for the boat to "lock through," while another person secures the boat to a post with rope. Published in Jacob Abbott’s "Marco Paul’s Voyages & Travels on the Erie Canal, 1852."

*Erie Canal Music, 1913. Sheet music for the song "Low Bridge, Everybody Down" by Thomas S. Allen, 1913. Originally composed in 1905.

*Delta Dam, 1916. Delta Dam, power house, locks of relocated Black River Canal, a tow and change bridge, four miles north of Rome, New York, 1916.

*Water Barge Canal Powerhouse and Dam, 1915. A powerhouse and dam on the Barge Canal near Crescent, New York, 1915.

The S.S. Queen Mary Docking at New York City, 1936. Tugboats guide the S.S. Queen Mary to a New York City pier on the Hudson River, June 1, 1936.