Excavation scene of early lock construction [presumably] depicting a large rigging station, small man made structures, hoisting and digging machinery, railroad tracks [presumably] for hauling materials, rocky hillsides, mud, dirt and puddles. Postal data: postmarked [indiscernible].
Postal data: posted, postmarked (Fra [indiscernible] N.Y.) [stamp removed]; Postcard type: divided back; Printing information: card number (AA 5218); Logo: (POST CARD) in stylized lettering; Written message: [written sideways] (Dear Al [indiscernible]: This picture was taken very near one of Sterling's farms. I am feeling pretty good now the Rheumatism left as suddenly as it came. Mother has been here three weeks but has entered her name in two Employment Bureaus in Utica so expects work any time. The boys are busy haying. How is Uncle Ron? Love you both, Katie); Written message: [written sideways and horizontal] (Mother sends her love. I have written to B; Addressee: (Miss Rathbun, Williamstown, New York).
Digitized by Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College (CUNY). Front Image Digitization Team: LBSCI 757, Digital Imaging, Fall 2012: Luisa Benedetto, Azadeh Zeyghami. Back Image Digitization Team: LBSCI 757, Digital Imaging, Fall 2012: Luisa Benedetto, Azadeh Zeyghami
Extent
3.5 in. x 5.5 in.
Publishing Note
Pub. by John S. Watkins, Frankfort, N.Y. Made in Germany [indicated on back only]
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