Laden barge with woman at tiller passing under railroad truss bridge
Description
Barge, being pulled by a tugboat barely visible in front, passing under the shadow of a railroad truss bridge. There is a woman in kerchief and long skirt at the tiller, viewed from the stern. The top right of the stern board is visible with the second half of the barge's name; it appears to be "Murray." There are men visible on the railroad bridge and there appears to be a railroad passenger car on the bridge at the extreme right of the frame. Quite a bit of detail is visible of the barge's aft cabin and surrounding deck. The cargo is not fully visible, but appears to be two metal vessels, tanks, or machines with a hatch visible on one, and smokestacks or what resembles a submarine conning tower on the other.
Postal data: unmarked, unposted (PLACE POSTAGE STAMP HERE) printed outside stylized (Cyko) logo. Postcard type: divided back [solid line]; Logo (POST CARD) with the leg of the "R" extending below the baseline. (H. Edward) handwritten vertically along left edge; No addressee.
Digitized by Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College (CUNY). Front Image Digitization Team: LBSCI 757, Digital Imaging, Fall 2011: Colette Montoya, Amy Monte. Back Image Digitization Team: LBSCI 757, Digital Imaging, Fall 2011: Ginny Van Winkle, Melanie Masserant
Extent
3.5 in. x 5.5 in.
Publishing Note
[unknown]
Related Resource
Waterways Post Card Collection of Thomas T. Surprenant: Champlain Canal