Title

Electric Mule for Canal Transportation. Built by The General Electric Co., Schenectady, N.Y.

Description

View of electric powered engine for pulling canal boats, with driver. Built by General Electric Company of Schenectady, New York. Visible gear, rail mechanisms and electric wire mechanisms. Grove of trees visible in background behind the rail.

Postal data: unposted (Postage: Uninted States and Island Possesions, Cuba, Canada, and Mexico one Cent. For all other countries two Cents.) printed inside stamp box; Postcard type: undivided back (THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY); [on bottom left]; Printing information: card number (4946); Logo (POST CARD); No message; No addressee.

Date Created

Circa 1907

Type

Photograph

Part of Collection

Queens College, Waterways of New York

Rights

Contact Thomas T. Surprenant, tsurpren@gmail.com

Language

English

Local Subjects

  • Electric lines
  • Trees
  • Men
  • Passengers
  • Black and white postcards
  • Towing
  • New York
  • Postcards

Note

Digitized by Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College (CUNY). Front Image Digitization Team: GSLIS 757, Digital Imaging, Spring 2010: Tara Zoltek, Yocheved Bartky. Back Image Digitization Team: GSLIS 757, Digital Imaging, Spring 2010: Tara Zoltek, Yocheved Bartky

Extent

3.5 in. x 5.5 in.

Publishing Note

Published by The Albany News Company, Albany, N.Y. Leipzig-Berlin [indicated on back only]

Related Resource

Waterways Post Card Collection of Thomas T. Surprenant: Barge Canal

Local Identifier

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