The Erie Canal, New York State, and the United States

The following Erie Canal-related images were created from original documents and books in the collections of the New York State Library (unless otherwise noted). The images are 400 dpi PDFs. To open the PDF, click on the link under the image or in the citation column. Each image can be used as a stand-alone document to teach students how to analyze primary and secondary documents. A story line using the images is available in a PowerPoint presentation available by sending a request to mscref@nysed.gov.

The image numbers (001 through 122) correspond to PowerPoint slide numbers; if a slide number is missing, that means there is only text on that slide.

Introduction

No.	Image and PDF file	Citation
001	Low Bridge Everybody Down: or Fifteen Years on the Erie Canal	Allen, Thomas S. Low Bridge Everybody Down: or Fifteen Years on the Erie Canal (New York: Haviland, 1913) New York State Library call number: SCO 0739
002a	"Jump! Jump!"	[Abbott, Jacob]. Marco Paul's Voyages & Travels, Erie Canal (New York: Harper, 1852), page 61 New York State Library call number: 813.4 A132 90-245
002b	"Bridge"	[Abbott, Jacob]. Marco Paul's Voyages & Travels, Erie Canal (New York: Harper, 1852), page 71 New York State Library call number: 813.4 A132 90-245
003	An act respecting navigable communications between the great western and northern lakes and the Atlantic ocean. Passed April 15, 1817	New York State. Laws of 1817, Chapter 262, Passed April 15, 1817

The Geography

No.	Image and PDF file	Citation
005	The Territory of the Present United States during the French-Indian Wars, 1755-1763 and three other maps. (Plate 63)	Labberton, Robert H. Historical Atlas 3800 B.C. to 1900 A.D. by Robert H. Labberton (New York: Silver Burdett & Company, 1901) – Plate 63. New York State Library call number: 911 qL11h
007	Map of the United States and Canada Shewing [sic] Capt[ai]n Hall's Route Through Those Countries in 1827 and 1828	Hall, Basil. Forty Etchings from Sketches Made with the Camera Lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828 (Edinburgh: Cadell & Co., [1829?]) New York State Library call number: 917.3 qH168
008	[Map of New York State showing the flat lands in the Hudson River and Mohawk River valleys and along Lake Ontario] : Map 1 of 2	New York (State). Dept. of Commerce. Physical Map New York State and Adjacent Areas Published by State of New York … Department of Commerce ([Albany, N.Y.]: State of New York, Department of Commerce, 1961) New York State Library call number: (747) 1961 203-11366
009	[Map of New York State showing the flat lands in the Hudson River and Mohawk River valleys and along Lake Ontario] : Map 2 of 2	USGS (United States Geological Survey). National Elevation Data Set Shaded Relief [Map] of New York Shaded Relief Map of New York (Wikimedia) Image is originally from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey Erie Canal (Wikipedia)

Pre-Erie Canal Travel in New York State

No.	Image and PDF file	Citation
012a	Traveling by Land: Men Riding, Leading and Dragging	"Men Riding, Leading, and Dragging." In Mason, Otis Tufton. Primitive Travel and Transportation (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1896) - page 254 New York State Library call number: 380.9 M411
012b	Traveling by Land: Man Riding a Horse through Snow or Mud	Lossing, Benson John. Our Country, a Household History of the United States for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time (New York, Johnson & Bailey, [c1895]) - Vol. 1, page 515 New York State Library call number: 973 qL88o (3 volumes)
012c	Traveling by Land: Two Oxen Straining to Pull a Heavy Load in a Two-wheeled Cart Being Urged on by Children with Switches	Lossing, Benson John. Our Country, a Household History of the United States for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time (New York, Johnson & Bailey, [c1895]) - Vol. 1, page 786 New York State Library call number: 973 qL88o (3 volumes)
012d	Traveling by Land: Oxen Pulling Covered Wagons	Lossing, Benson J. The Pictorial Field-book of the War of 1812; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the Last War for American Independence. (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1869) - Vol.2, page 1180 New York State Library call number: 973.52 qL88
012e	Traveling by Land: Two-wheel Passenger Cart Pulled by a Horse	Lossing, Benson John. The Pictorial Field-book of the War of 1812; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the Last War for American Independence. (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1869) - [Part 1], page 579 New York State Library call number: 973.52 qL88
013	Traveling by Land: American Stagecoach	"American Stage Coach." In Hall, Basil. Forty Etchings from Sketches Made with the Camera Lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828 (Edinburgh: Cadell & Co., [1829?] New York State Library call number: 917.3 qH168
014a	Traveling by Water: Two Men Using Poles to Move a Raft	Lossing, Benson John. Our Country, a Household History of the United States for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time (New York, Johnson & Bailey, [c1895]) - Vol. 1, page 520 New York State Library call number: 973 qL88o (3 volumes)
014b	Soldiers Urging on Oxen That Are Pulling Boats Across Land from One Body of Navigable Water to Another Body of Navigable Water	Lossing, Benson John. Our Country, a Household History of the United States for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time (New York, Johnson & Bailey, [c1895]) -Vol 1, page 819 New York State Library call number: 973 qL88o (3 volumes)
015a	Traveling by Water: Canoe	Lossing, Benson J. The Pictorial Field-book of the War of 1812; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the Last War for American Independence. (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1869) - [Part 1], page 271 New York State Library call number: 973.52 qL88
015b	Traveling by Water: Batteau	Schultz, Christian. Travels on an Inland Voyage Through the States of New-York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, and Through the Territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, and New-Orleans; Performed in the Years 1807 and 1808; Including a Tour of Nearly Six Thousand Miles (New York: Printed by Isaac Riley, 1810) - [opposite page 7] New York State Library call number: 917.3 S38
015c	Traveling by Water: Durham Boat	Schultz, Christian. Travels on an Inland Voyage Through the States of New-York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, and Through the Territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, and New-Orleans; Performed in the Years 1807 and 1808; Including a Tour of Nearly Six Thousand Miles (New York: Printed by Isaac Riley, 1810) - [opposite page 7] New York State Library call number: 917.3 S38
016a	Soldiers	Lossing, Benson J. The Pictorial Field-book of the War of 1812; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the Last War for American Independence. (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1869) - [Part 2], page 953 New York State Library call number: 973.52 qL88
016b	Map Showing the Water Route Between Albany and Oswego	"Communication Between Albany and Oswego (map)." In Mante, Thomas. The History of the Late War in North-America, and the Islands of the West-Indies Including the Campaigns of MDCCLXIII and MDCCLXIV against His Majesty's Indian Enemies (London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1772) Map label calls author "Mr. Mants." New York State Library call number: 973.26 qM29
017a	Soldiers Moving Cannon over Rocky Ground	Lossing, Benson John. Our Country, a Household History of the United States for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time (New York, Johnson & Bailey, [c1895]) - Vol. 1, page 524 New York State Library call number: 973 qL88o (3 volumes)
017b	Soldiers Urging on Oxen Pulling Cannon over Rocky Ground	Lossing, Benson John. Our Country, a Household History of the United States for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time (New York, Johnson & Bailey, [c1895]) -Vol. 1, page 831 New York State Library call number: 973 qL88o (3 volumes)
017c	Soldiers Walking Through Water Above Their Elbows	Lossing, Benson John. Our Country, a Household History of the United States for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time (New York, Johnson & Bailey, [c1895]) -Vol 2, page 1002 New York State Library call number: 973 qL88o (3 volumes)
017d	Soldiers Urging on Oxen That Are Pulling Boats Across Land from One Body of Navigable Water to Another Body of Navigable Water	Lossing, Benson John. Our Country, a Household History of the United States for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time (New York, Johnson & Bailey, [c1895]) -Vol 1, page 819 New York State Library call number: 973 qL88o (3 volumes)
019a	Map Showing the Water Route Between Albany and Oswego	"Communication Between Albany and Oswego (map)." In Mante, Thomas. The History of the Late War in North-America, and the Islands of the West-Indies Including the Campaigns of MDCCLXIII and MDCCLXIV against His Majesty's Indian Enemies (London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1772) Map label calls author "Mr. Mants." New York State Library call number: 973.26 qM29
19b	Elkanah Watson diary entry: Sept. 9, 1791 Quotation about Wood Creek (1 of 2)	Elkanah Watson Papers, SC12579, Box 5, Folder 1, Page 14, September 9, 1791
020a	Map of the Oneida Reservation (Opens in NYSL Digital Collections in new browser tab.)	A Map of the Oneida Reservation Including the Lands Leased to Peter Smith Fairman sct. Albany. ([Lowville, N.Y.: s.n., 1866] New York State Library call number: (74762) ca.1795 99-6553
020b	Elkanah Watson diary entry: Sept. 12, 1791 Quotation about Wood Creek (2 of 2)	Elkanah Watson Papers, SC12579, Box 5, Folder 1, Page 17, September 12, 1791
021	Letter from Philip Schuyler	Letter from Philip Schuyler to [?], March 14, 1796. New York State Library call number: SC19811, Box 2, Folder 20
023	1810: A batteau (boat without sail) and a Durham boat (boat with sail)	Schultz, Christian. Travels on an Inland Voyage Through the States of New-York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, and Through the Territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, and New-Orleans; Performed in the Years 1807 and 1808; Including a Tour of Nearly Six Thousand Miles (New York: Printed by Isaac Riley, 1810) - [opposite page 7] New York State Library call number: 917.3 S38
024	Map of the Erie Canal/Profile of the Erie Canal	[Abbott, Jacob]. Marco Paul's Voyages & Travels, Erie Canal (New York: Harper, 1852) New York State Library call number: 813.4 A132 90-245

Settling the Land: Acquisition and Dispossession

No.	Image and PDF file	Citation
027	Pillar of Faces	Hosack, David. Memoir of DeWitt Clinton with an Appendix, Containing Numerous Documents, Illustrative of the Principal Events of His Life (New York: J. Seymour, 1829)– Plate facing page 86 New York State Library call number: 974.7 Zc6h
031	Red Jacket: Seneca Chief.	Childs, Cephas Grier. Red Jacket [art reproduction] : Seneca chief (Philadelphia ; S.F. Bradford, 183-?) New York State Library call number: PRI 1040+
032	"House of Red Jacket, on the Buffalo Reservation"	"House of Red Jacket, on the Buffalo Reservation." In Barber, John Warner. Historical Collections of the State of New York; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Descriptions of Every Township in the State. Illustrated by 230 Engravings (New York: Pub. for the authors by S. Tuttle, 1842)– page 150 New York State Library call number: 974.7 B23a3
033	Land speculators bought large tracts of land to sub-divide	De Witt, Simeon. "Continuation of the State westward from the pre-emption line" 1st sheet of De Witt's State-map of New-York ([New York?: s.n., 1793?]) New York State Library call number: (747) 1793 99-6391
034 035	Building the Canal: Cutting Down Trees and Removing Stumps	"Newly Cleared Land in America." In Hall, Basil. Forty Etchings from Sketches Made with the Camera Lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828 (Edinburgh: Cadell & Co., [1829?]) New York State Library call number: 917.3 qH168
036a	Building the Canal: Blasting Through Rock	"Process of Excavation – Lockport." In Colden, Cadwallader D. Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals (New York: Printed by order of the corporation of New York, 1825) New York State Library call number: 386.4 qC68 203-5185
036b	Building the Canal: The Deep Cut at Lockport in 1825	"Deep Cutting – Lockport". In Colden, Cadwallader D. Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals (New York: Printed by order of the corporation of New York, 1825) New York State Library call number: 386.4 qC68 203-5185
037	Building the Canal: Building an Aqueduct over the Genesee River at Rochester	"First Aqueduct Over the River at Rochester, 1826." In Duttenhofer, A. Bereisung der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika, mit besonderer Hinsicht auf den Erie-Canal (Stuttgart: C.W. Löflund, 1835). [Image faces page 59] New York State Library call number: 917.4 D97

Completion of the Canal: Wedding of the Waters

No.	Image and PDF file	Citation
039a	Wedding of the Waters: The Canal at Lockport Is Completed	"Northeastern [sic] view of the locks at Lockport." In Barber, John Warner. Historical Collections of the State of New York; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Descriptions of Every Township in the State. Illustrated by 230 Engravings (New York: Pub. for the authors by S. Tuttle, 1842) – page 351 New York State Library call number: 974.7 B23a3
039b	Wedding of the Waters: The Seneca Chief Starts Its Journey	"Deep Cutting – Lockport." In Colden, Cadwallader D. Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals (New York: Printed by order of the corporation of New York, 1825) New York State Library call number: 386.4 qC68 203-5185
040	Wedding of the Waters: Planning a Celebration	Grand Celebration at a Meeting of the Committee of Arrangements Appointed by the Citizens of Geneva to Make Suitable Arrangements for the Celebration of the Completion of the Erie Canal, and the Meeting of the Waters of the Great Western Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, on Wednesday the 26th Instant, It Was Resolved, That, for the Purpose of Demonstrating the Joy Which the Citizens of Geneva, in Common with the Citizens of the State, Feel at the Completion of the Erie Canal, It Be Recommended to Them to Partake of a Public Dinner, at the Franklin House, on Wednesday the 26th inst. at 4 o'clock p.m (Geneva, N.Y.: J. Bogert, printer, 1825) New York State Library call number: BRO 0705
041	Wedding of the Waters: The Lock	"The Lock." In [Abbott, Jacob]. Marco Paul's Voyages & Travels, Erie Canal (New York: Harper, 1852) – page 88 New York State Library call number: 813.4 A132 90-245
042	Wedding of the Waters: 363 Miles from Buffalo to Albany	"Erie & Junction Canal Directory" Shepard, Samuel W. Erie & Junction Canal Directory; Containing a List of the Principal Places on Said Canals, with Their Distance from Each Other, and from the Several Collectors' Offices (Little Falls, N.Y.: Griffing's Press, 1828) New York State Library call number: BRO 1091+
043	Wedding of the Waters!	"Wedding of the Lakes with the Ocean." In Lossing, Benson John. Our Country, a Household History of the United States for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time (New York, Johnson & Bailey, [c1895]), page 1331. New York State Library call number: 973 qL88o (3 volumes)
045a	Wedding of the Waters: An Ode to Mark the Occasion	Woodworth, Samuel. "Ode for the Canal Celebration, Written at the Request of the Printers of New-York By Mr. Samuel Woodworth" (New York: Clayton and Van Norden, Printers, 1825) New York State Library call number: SCO BD 1539
045b	Wedding of the Waters: Peter Smith Hand Press	"Peter Smith Hand Press." In Hoe, Robert. A Short History of the Printing Press and of the Improvements in Printing Machinery from the Time of Gutenberg Up to the Present Day (New York: R. Hoe, 1902) - page 9 New York State Library call number: 655.31 qH69
045c	Wedding of the Waters: Parade Float	Colden, Cadwallader D. Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals (New York: Printed by order of the corporation of New York, 1825) New York State Library call number: 386.4 qC68 203-5185
046	Amos Eaton's Geological Profile of the Erie Canal	Eaton, Amos. A Geological and Agricultural Survey of the District Adjoining the Erie Canal in the State of New York Taken under the Direction of the Hon. Stephen Van Rensselaer. Part I. Containing a Description of the Rock Formations; Together with a Geological Profile, Extending from the Atlantic to Lake Erie (Albany: Printed by Packard & Van Benthuysen, 1824) New York State Library call number: 557.47 E14
048	"The Canal" from July 31, 1820, [sic] issue of the Otsego Herald newspaper	[Cooperstown] Otsego Herald, July 31, 1820, page 3, column 2 New York State Library call number: 071 E12 84-25695 1814 AUG 11-1821 JAN 29
049	Amos Eaton's Geological Journal from May 1st to June 10th 1826 (first two pages)	Amos Eaton Papers, Box 2, Folder 3, Journal "E": "Amos Eaton's Geological Journal from May 1st to June 10th 1826. Being the Sixth Canal Tour for the Honorable Stephen van Rensselaer." New York State Library call number: SC10685
050	Register of Canal Boats, January 1, 1833	Copy of the Register of Canal Boats, as appears from the book of Registry, of those boats in the Comptroller's office, on the 1st day of January, 1833; showing the name of each boat, the place as that where owned, the name or names of the owners, and the date of each certificate of registry or ownership. New York State Library call number: BD3933
051	Choice and Valuable Lands (Opens in NYSL Digital Collections in new browser tab. Click on image or title to view map.)	Marcy, William L. Choice and Valuable Lands (Albany, N.Y.: Packard & Van Benthuysen, 1828) [broadside] New York State Library call number: BRO 0001

Erie Canal: Industrial Growth

No.	Image and PDF file	Citation
053	Great Brewery of John Taylor & Sons, Albany, N.Y.	"Great Brewery of John Taylor and Sons, Albany, N.Y." Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, October 30, 1858 – page 338. New York State Library call number: 071.471 fF828 206-898
054a	Salt Manufacture at Syracuse: 1 of 2 images	French, J. H. The State of New York from New and Original Surveys (New York: H.H. Lloyd & Co., 1865) [Vignette only from this 1865 map of New York State] New York State Library call number: (747) 1865+ 215-1410
054b	Salt Manufacture at Syracuse: 2 of 2 images	Scientific American, December 13, 1890, page [368] with story on page 373 New York State Library call number: 605 fS414
056a	James Galloway's Res[idence], Malt House, Steam Saw Mill and Ware House Property on Erie Canal, corner of Main Street, Palmyra, New York.	"James Galloway's Res[idence], Malt House, Steam Saw Mill and Ware House Property on Erie Canal, corner of Main Street, Palmyra, New York." In McIntosh, W.H. History of Wayne County, New York; with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Palatial Residences, Public Buildings, Fine Blocks, and Important Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability (Philadelphia: Everts, Ensign & Everts, 1877) New York State Library call number: 974.787 fM15
056b	Office and Works of the Troy Malleable Iron Co., Troy, N.Y.	Office and Works of the Troy Malleable Iron Co., Troy, N.Y. [print] New York State Library call number: PRI 0004

Working and Living on and near the Canal

No.	Image and PDF file	Citation
057	Working and Living on and near the Erie Canal: Warehouses: Storage and Forwarding!	Storage and Forwarding! The Subscriber Having Leased the Large and Commodious Store House at Lowville Landing, Announces to the Inhabitants of Lewis County, That He Is Prepared to Ship Freight to New-York and All Points on the Line of the Canal, in Good Boats and at the Most Reasonable Prices. I Keep Constantly on Hand and For Sale at the Store House, Salt, Water-Lime, &c. Also, at the Old Stand, One Door South of the Bank, Will Also Attend to Butter and Cheese as Usual. W.H. Greeley. Lowville, June 8th, 1861 (Lowville, N.Y.: Journal & Republican Cheap Power Press Print, 1861) [single accession broadside] New York State Library call number: 9521c
058a	Working and Living on and near the Canal: H.G. Root & Company. Receipt for stone used in foundation wall of a church	H.G. Root & Co. receipt, February 16, 1841, "for stone that was used in the foundation wall of the church in the Village of Mohawk". New York State Library call number: SC23039, Box 1, Folder 1841
058b	Working and Living on and near the Canal: H.G. Root & Company. Receipt for purchase of lake boat, Red Sea of Waterloo	H.G. Root & Co. receipt, October 9, 1837, for purchase of a lake boat, the Red Sea of Waterloo. New York State Library call number: SC23039, Box 1, Folder 1837
060a	Working and Living on and near the Canal: Abraham Travis's diary and business ledger, March 1871; first two pages	Travis, Abraham. Diary, 1871-1877 New York State Library call number: BD22800 View the full Abraham Travis diary in our Digital Collections. (Opens in NYSL Digital Collections in new browser tab)
060b	Working and Living on and near the Canal: Canal store – at right in the photograph – at Fort Hunter (Montgomery County)	[Photographs of the Erie Canal relating to Fort Hunter, N.Y.] [picture] New York State Library call number: PRI 5554, Item 2
061	Working and Living on and near the Canal: Rules and Regulations: Canal Regulations, Rates of Tolls and Distances on the New-York State Canals as Established ... on the 22d March, 1830	New York (State). Canal Board. Canal Regulations, Rates of Tolls, and Distances on the New-York State Canals; as Established by the Canal Board and Canal Commissioners, and in Force on Said Canals on the 22d March, 1830 (Albany, N.Y.: Printed by E. Croswell, Printer to the State, 1830) – title page and page [5] New York State Library call number: CAN 086-4 REGUL 206-2136 1830
062	Working and Living on and near the Canal: Rules and Regulations: Laws, Regulations, Rates of Toll, and Names of the Principal Places ... Established ... on Said Canals May, 1850	New York (State). Canal Board. Laws, Regulations, Rates of Toll, and Names of the Principal Places, with Their Distances from Each Other, of the New-York State Canals; as Established by the Canal Board, and in Force on Said Canals. May, 1850 (Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co., Printers, 1850) – title page and page [109] New York State Library call number: CAN 086-4 REGUL 206-2136 1850
063	Rules and Regulations: Lock Tenders 1830, page 9 Working and Living on and near the Canal: Lock Tenders 1850, pages 92-93	New York (State). Canal Board. Canal Regulations, Rates of Tolls, and Distances on the New-York State Canals; as Established by the Canal Board and Canal Commissioners, and in Force on Said Canals on the 22d March, 1830 (Albany, N.Y.: Printed by E. Croswell, Printer to the State, 1830) – page [9] New York State Library call number: CAN 086-4 REGUL 206-2136 1830 New York (State). Canal Board. Laws, Regulations, Rates of Toll, and Names of the Principal Places, with Their Distances from Each Other, of the New-York State Canals; as Established by the Canal Board, and in Force on Said Canals. May, 1850 (Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co., Printers, 1850) – pages 92 and 93 New York State Library call number: CAN 086-4 REGUL 206-2136 1850
064	Working and Living on and near the Canal: Lock Tenders and Inspectors of Canal Boats	"The Lock." In [Abbott, Jacob]. Marco Paul's Voyages & Travels, Erie Canal (New York: Harper, 1852) – page 88 New York State Library call number: 813.4 A132 90-245
065	Rules and Regulations:Lock-Tenders 1850, pages 77, 94, and 106	New York (State). Canal Board. Laws, Regulations, Rates of Toll, and Names of the Principal Places, with Their Distances from Each Other, of the New-York State Canals; as Established by the Canal Board, and in Force on Said Canals. May, 1850 (Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co., Printers, 1850) – pages 77, 94, and 106 New York State Library call number: CAN 086-4 REGUL 206-2136 1850
066a	Working and Living on and near the Canal: Weigh-Masters: Albany Weighlock Building	Albany Weighlock Building. In Leslie's Illustrated News, November 22, 1856 – page 384.
066b	Working and Living on and near the Canal: Certificate on weight of empty boat at weigh lock, November 8, 1833	Certificate on weight of empty boat at weigh lock, November 8, 1833, in Fonda Family Papers, 1697-1889 New York State Library call number: SC7026, Box 2, Folder 27, Item 288
067	Working and Living on and near the Canal: The Boat Crew: The Steersman	"Marco and the Steersman." In [Abbott, Jacob]. Marco Paul's Voyages & Travels, Erie Canal (New York: Harper, 1852) – page 170 New York State Library call number: 813.4 A132 90-245
068	Working and Living on and near the Canal: "Laid Up for Winter – Canalboat Colony in Coenties Slip, East River, New York City, 1884"	"Laid Up for Winter – Canalboat Colony in Coenties Slip, East River, [New York City, 1884]" Harper's Weekly, February 16, 1884 – page 104.
069-072	Did I hear you say you wanted to be a canal-boat captain? New York State Assembly Document 40 for the year 1879	New York State. Legislature. Assembly Document (AD) 40, January 31, 1879. Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor of the Canals of the State (Albany, N.Y.: Charles Van Benthuysen, 1879). Parts of pages 27 to 32 of New York State Assembly Document 40 for the year 1879.
073	Did I hear you say you wanted to be a canal-boat captain? Advertisement for John Beadle & Co.'s Troy & Erie Line	[Advertisement for John Beadle & Co.'s Troy & Erie Line], in Buffalo Daily Courier, October 7, 1854 New York State Library call number: NY 96++ 1854 SEP 12-1855 APR 5

Canal Boats

No.	Image and PDF file	Citation
075	The Packet Boat: A Floating Hotel	Erie Canal Completed [image] New York State Library call number: PRI 1937
076	The Packet Boat: A Floating Hotel: "Going to Bed"	"Going to Bed." In [Abbott, Jacob]. Marco Paul's Voyages & Travels, Erie Canal (New York: Harper, 1852) – page 78 New York State Library call number: 813.4 A132 90-245
077	The Packet Boat: A Floating Hotel: 1826 Travel Journal, pages 70-71	Alexander Stewart Scott Diary, 1826: September 23, 1826 (pages 70-71) [Alexander Stewart Scott's description of having to stuff his bed clothes in his mouth to keep from laughing out loud] New York State Library call number: BD13145 View the entire Alexander Stewart Scott diary in our Digital Collections. (Opens in NYSL Digital Collections in new browser tab)
078	The Packet Boat: A Floating Hotel: 1826 Travel Journal, Chart titled "Fares and Distances – Returning"	Scott, Alexander Stewart. Diary, 1826: Back of journal New York State Library call number: BD13145 View the entire Alexander Stewart Scott diary in our Digital Collections. (Opens in NYSL Digital Collections in new browser tab)
079	Grain-Boat on the Erie Canal	Williams, J. David. America Illustrated (Boston, De Wolfe, Fiske & Company [c1883])– page 88 New York State Library call number: 917.3 qW72
080a	Line Boats	"Western View in Central Part of Syracuse." In Barber, John Warner. Historical Collections of the State of New York; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Descriptions of Every Township in the State Illustrated by 230 Engravings (New York: Pub. for the authors by S. Tuttle, 1842) – page 395 [image 30 in PDF] New York State Library call number: 974.7 B23a3
080b	Line-Boat Cabin	"The Line Boat Cabin." In [Abbott, Jacob]. Marco Paul's Voyages & Travels, Erie Canal (New York: Harper, 1852) – page 135 New York State Library call number: 813.4 A132 90-245

Erie Canal: Mother of Cities

No.	Image and PDF file	Citation
083	Erie Canal: Mother of Cities: Rochester, 1827	"The Village of Rochester." In Hall, Basil. Forty Etchings from Sketches Made with the Camera Lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828 (Edinburgh: Cadell & Co., [1829?]) New York State Library call number: 917.3 qH168
084a	Erie Canal: Mother of Cities: Rochester, 1827: Directory of the Village of Rochester … 1827	A Directory for the Village of Rochester Containing the Names, Residence and Occupations of All Male Inhabitants Over Fifteen Years of Age, in Said Village, on the First of January, 1827. To Which Is Added, a Sketch of the History of the Village, from 1812 to 1827 (Rochester, N.Y.: Published by Elisha Ely, 1827) New York State Library call number: City Directory Collection (microfiche) Includes: Map of Rochester by E. Johnson … January 2st, 1827. Digital copy available at: City Directory Collection (Internet Archives)
084b	Erie Canal: Mother of Cities: Rochester, 1827: Map of Rochester	Map of Rochester by E. Johnson … January 1st, 1827. ([Rochester: Elisha Ely, 1827?]) New York State Library call number: (74789) 1827
085a	Erie Canal: Mother of Cities: Buffalo, 1827	"Buffalo on Lake Erie." In Hall, Basil. Forty Etchings from Sketches Made with the Camera Lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828 (Edinburgh: Cadell & Co., [1829?]) New York State Library call number: 917.3 qH168
085b	Erie Canal: Mother of Cities: Buffalo, 1842	"Northwest View of Buffalo, N.Y." In Barber, John Warner. Historical Collections of the State of New York; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Descriptions of Every Township in the State Illustrated by 230 Engravings facing page 150 (New York: Pub. for the authors by S. Tuttle, 1842) New York State Library call number: 974.7 B23a3
085c	Erie Canal: Mother of Cities: Buffalo, 1895	"Buffalo and Its Water Front"[print]. Geo. E. Matthews & Co. The Illustrated Buffalo Express, April 14, 1895. New York State Library call number: PRI 5750+
086	Buffalo: Population, 1790-1855	New York (State). Secretary's Office. Census of the State of New-York, for 1855; Taken in Pursuance of Article Third of the Constitution of the State and of Chapter Sixty-four of the Laws of 1855... (Albany, N.Y.: Printed by Charles Van Benthuysen, 1857) New York State Library call number: 312.09747 qN5573 1855 The county tables similar to the one for Erie County begin on page xvi (image 26 of the digital copy); the image of Erie County is on page xx (image 30 of the digital copy).
087	Rochester: Population, 1790-1855	New York (State). Secretary's Office. Census of the State of New-York, for 1855; Taken in Pursuance of Article Third of the Constitution of the State and of Chapter Sixty-four of the Laws of 1855... (Albany, N.Y.: Printed by Charles Van Benthuysen, 1857) New York State Library call number: 312.09747 qN5573 1855 The county tables similar to the one for Monroe County begin on page xvi (image 26 of the digital copy); the image of Monroe County is on page xxiii (image 32 of the digital copy).

Erie Canal: Immigration Corridor

No.	Image and PDF file	Citation
089	Erie Canal: Immigration Corridor:Anzeige für Deutsche und Schweizer Auswanderer	Pierrepont [sic – actually Pierpont], Hezekiah Beers. Anzeige fur deutsche und schweizer Auswanderer (Philadelphia, Pa.: Conrad Zentler, 1832) New York State Library call number: BRO 0787+
090	Erie Canal: Immigration Corridor: Translation of Anzeige für Deutsche und Schweizer Auswandere	English Translation Pierrepont [sic – actually Pierpont], Hezekiah Beers. Anzeige fur deutsche und schweizer Auswanderer (Philadelphia, Pa.: Conrad Zentler, 1832) New York State Library call number: BRO 0787+
091	Erie Canal: Immigration Corridor: Steele's Western Guide Book and Emigrant Directory	Steele, Oliver G. Steele's Western Guide Book, and Emigrant's Directory, Containing Different Routes through the States of New-York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, with Short Descriptions of the Climate, Soil, Productions, Prospects, &c. (Buffalo, [N.Y.]: Oliver G. Steele, 1836) – map and title page New York State Library call number: 917.7 S81
092	Erie Canal: Immigration Corridor: Leaving Home	"The Departure." In Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, v. 2, no. 48, January 12, 1856 – page 77 New York State Library call number: 071.471 fF828 206-898
093	Erie Canal: Immigration Corridor: Arriving in New York City	"Emigrants Landing in New York." Engraving by William John Hennessy in Harper's Weekly, June 26, 1858 – page 405 New York State Library call number: 051 fH29w
094	Erie Canal: Immigration Corridor: Scam Artists	"Castle Garden Emigrant-Catchers." In Puck, June 14, 1882 – page 244 New York State Library call number: 817 qP9
095	Erie Canal: Immigration Corridor: Traveling by Steamboat from New York City to Albany	"Hudson River Steamboats." Lossing, Benson John. Harpers' Popular Cyclopædia of United States History from the Aboriginal Period Containing Brief Sketches of Important Events and Conspicuous Actors (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893) Volume 2, page 1345 New York State Library call number: 973 qL88
096	Erie Canal: Immigration Corridor: Traveling by Steamboat from New York City to Albany: Advertisement of Steamboat Company	[Advertisement listing the prices and regulations for those who wanted to travel up the Hudson River on the steamboats Paragon, Car of Neptune, or North-River]. The Columbian, May 20, 1813 New York State Library call number: Bound Newspapers, Volume 426
097	Erie Canal: Immigration Corridor: Booking Passage West on a Canal Boat: Harnden's Emigrant Passenger Agency	"Harnden's Emigrant Passenger Agency." Albany Journal, May 10, 1845
098a	Albany: Capital of New York State and Crossroads for Immigrants Traveling West: Albany, 1842	"Southeast View of Albany from Greenbush Ferry." In Barber, John Warner. Historical Collections of the State of New York; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Descriptions of Every Township in the State Illustrated by 230 Engravings facing page 44 (New York: Pub. for the authors by S. Tuttle, 1842) New York State Library call number: 974.7 B23a3
098b	Albany: Capital of New York State and Crossroads for Immigrants Travelling West: Advertisement for a General Passage Office	"General Passage Office at Albany." Albany Evening Journal, September 30, 1835.
099a	Packet Boat	"The Packet Boat." From [Abbott, Jacob]. Marco Paul's Voyages & Travels, Erie Canal (New York: Harper, 1852) – page 44 New York State Library call number: 813.4 A132 90-245
099b	Line Boat	Barber, John Warner. Historical Collections of the State of New York; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Descriptions of Every Township in the State. Illustrated by 230 Engravings (New York: Pub. for the authors by S. Tuttle, 1842) – page 144 New York State Library call number: 974.7 B23a3

Canal Fever: Improving Transportation Beyond the Erie Canal

No.	Image and PDF file	Citation
101	Canal Fever: Map showing canals and railroads in New York State in 1858	New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Map and Profiles of New-York State Canals Designed under Direction of Van Rensselaer Richmond, State Engineer & Surveyor, to Accompany His Report for 1858. (Albany, N.Y.: C. Van Benthuysen, printer, 1858) New York State Library call number: (747) 1858 200-3314
102	Canal Fever: Whitehall, Washington County, N.Y.	"Northern View of Whitehall." In Barber, John Warner. Historical Collections of the State of New York; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Descriptions of Every Township in the State. Illustrated by 230 Engravings (New York: Pub. for the authors by S. Tuttle, 1842) – page 577 New York State Library call number: 974.7 B23a3
103	Canal Fever: Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y.	"Southern View of Oswego." In Barber, John Warner. Historical Collections of the State of New York; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Descriptions of Every Township in the State. Illustrated by 230 Engravings (New York: Pub. for the authors by S. Tuttle, 1842) – page [433] New York State Library call number: 974.7 B23a3
104	Canal Fever: Oxford, Chenango County, N.Y.	"Central Part of the Village of Oxford." In Barber, John Warner. Historical Collections of the State of New York; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Descriptions of Every Township in the State. Illustrated by 230 Engravings (New York: Pub. for the authors by S. Tuttle, 1842) – page 104 New York State Library call number: 974.7 B23a3
105	Canal Fever: Carthage, Jefferson County, N.Y.: Advertisement for a storage and forwarding company	The Black River and New York Line of Canal Boats will contract for, receive and deliver freight, to and from New York and Carthage, and all intermediate points on the Canals and the Black River, at Reduced Prices! … Packages should be marked "Black River & New York Line." … For Sale! Flour, Feed, Salt, Plaster, Water Lime, and Cement, at the Store House on the Dock, in Carthage. ([Carthage, N.Y.?]: The Company, 1861) New York State Library call number: 9521b
107	Canal Fever: 1852: Canal Boats in New York City	F. Gleason. "Canal Boats in the North River, New York." In Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, December 25, 1852, page 409 New York State Library call number: 051 fB19 V.1
109	Enlarge the Canal: 1841: WHIGs vs. LOCO-FOCOs political advertisementt	Albany Evening Journal, November 2, 1841 New York State Library call number: NY 42 Albany 93-31331
110	Enlarge the Canal: 1851: Canal Enlargement! Mass Meeting at Canastota	Canal Enlargement! Mass Meeting at Canastota, Wednesd'y May 7. (Canasota, N.Y. 1851) New York State Library call number: BRO 073
114a	1915: A lower gate of lock No. 11, Champlain Canal	New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. The Barge Canal System Being Constructed by the State of New York (Albany, N.Y.: J.B. Lyon Company, 1915), pages 12 and 46 New York State Library call number: 386.48 N532 90-40325
114b	1915: A Barge Canal Lock Showing It Could Hold Six Erie Canal Boats of Present Size	New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. The Barge Canal System Being Constructed by the State of New York (Albany, N.Y.: J.B. Lyon Company, 1915), pages 12 and 46 New York State Library call number: 386.48 N532 90-40325
115	1915: Map Showing the Routes of the Erie Canal and the Barge Canal between Schenectady and Little Falls	New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. The Barge Canal System Being Constructed by the State of New York (Albany, N.Y.: J.B. Lyon Company, 1915), pages 22 New York State Library call number: 386.48 N532 90-40325
116	First Excursion Train of Passenger Cars, 1831	In Geo. H. Adams & Son's New Columbian Rail Road Atlas and Pictorial Album of American Industry. (New York: [The Company?], 1874) New York State Library call number: 609 xA213
118a	Little Falls, N.Y.: Image of a Packet Boat at Night	William H. Bartlett Prints."Village of Little Falls (Valley of the Mohawk)", image 51 New York State Library call number: PRI 5584
118b	Little Falls, N.Y.: Image of a Packet Boat in the Foreground and an Image of a Train in the Background	William H. Bartlett Prints "Village of Little Falls (Mohawk River)", image 56 New York State Library call number: PRI 5584
118c	Little Falls, N.Y.: Image of a Train the Foreground with an Image of a Canal Boat in the Background	William H. Bartlett Prints "Rail-road Scene, Little Falls (Valley of the Mohawk)", image 54 New York State Library call number: PRI 5584
120	Map of Canals and Railroads in New York State in 1844	A Map Prepared for the Report of the New York & Erie R.R. Co., 1844, Exhibiting the Line of the N.Y. & E. R. Road... (New York and Erie Railroad Company: The Company, 1844) New York State Library call number: (747) 1844 200-3245
122	Riot at Lockport	Oswego Palladium, January 10, 1823:Page 2: Column 2 Oswego Palladium, January 31, 1823:Page 1: Column 3