Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Luce, born October 15, 1807, to a 'Negro Woman named Deborah' belonging to New York City cabinet maker Fenwick Lyell. Includes note that Deborah formerly belonged to Lyell's brother.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of George, born January 22, 1809, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Margaret' belonging to Deborah Prendergast, wife of Captain Richard Prendergast of New York.
View of hydraulic dredge with two smokestacks [presumably] on Erie Canal. Dredger may have sign reading "Cyclone." Dredger is connected to a trestle bridge which does not cross the water. Metal girders and debris in foreground. Possible boat in...
Aerial view of the town of Herkimer N.Y. Smokestack in foreground painted with text reading (GEM KNITTING CO.) Wide stretch of railroad tracks appear to sever canal.
View of weigh lock building on Erie Canal with the city of Rochester, New York in the background. Three figures standing on bridge across canal. Printing information: card number (214976) [indicated on front side only]
Frontal view of locks with a pedestrian bridge and stairs at front of lock going down to platform. Embankment in front of lock on left. Family house with trees in background with fields, trees, and hills in the distance.
View of part of the Erie Canal on the industrial side of Schenectady, with rail yards on one side and a few houses on the other. Mohawk River and rolling hills in the distance.
