| Description |
1 online resource (128 pages). |
| Series |
Postcard history series |
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Postcard history series.
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| Access |
Access limited to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
The Erie Canal was completed in 1825 and became the backbone of an economic and cultural explosion that defined the image of New York. The canal's development spurred successful industry and a booming economy, sparking massive urban growth in an area that was previously virtually unexplored wilderness. People poured west into this new space, drawn by the ability to ship goods along the canal to the Hudson River, New York City, and the world beyond. Erie Canal is a compilation of 200 vintage images from the Erie Canal Museum's documentary collection of New York's canal system. Vintage postcards depict life and industry along the canal, including not only the Erie itself but also the lateral and feeder canals that completed the state-wide system. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
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Postcards -- New York (State) -- Erie Canal.
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Erie Canal (N.Y.) -- History -- Pictorial works.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Erie Canal Museum.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kitzmann, Andrew P. Erie Canal. Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., c2009. 9780738562001 (pbk.) (DLC)2008934422 |
| Standard No. |
9781439621424 |
| ISBN |
9781439621424 (e-pub) |
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