Images of the Erie Canal in Lockport

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Old Postcards of Lockport and its Locks

	Left: "Pine Street Bridge and Locks as it was, Lockport, N.Y." (Tom Jones, Cincinnati) -- The locks from the towpath level, probably photographed in the late 1890s. A later reproduction, postmarked Lockport, Jan. 4, 1910.


"The Locks, Lockport, N.Y." (A 5632 -- Rotograph Co., N.Y. City, c1905) -- UNDB ; postmarked Jan. 17, 1906.	"Erie Canal Locks at Lockport, N.Y." (No. B 12868, Buffalo News Company (Buffalo, N.Y.) -- Not postmarked ; approximately 1907.

	Left and below: "Lockport, N.Y. - Erie Canal Locks" (No. 5632a, The Rotograph Co., N.Y. City, c1905-1906) -- Not mailed, but dated Aug. 22, 1907 ; the center of the card opens up, with 11 smaller pictures of Lockport on an accordion fold inside (those of the Erie Canal are reproduced below)



"Erie Canal Locks, Lockport, N.Y." (No. 10245, Buffalo News Co., Buffalo, N.Y.) -- Postmarked Sep. 9, 1907.	"View of Locks, Lockport, N.Y." (no publisher information) -- Not postmarked ; approximately 1907.


"Locks, Erie Canal, Lockport, N.Y." (1029, PSC Co.) -- Not postmarked; probably about 1908.	"Looking down on the Locks from Pine Street Bridge, Lockport, N.Y." (E 5629, The Rotograph Co., N.Y. City) -- Not postmarked ; approximately 1908.


"Erie Canal and N.Y.C. Bridge, Lockport, N.Y." (3803, no publisher statement) -- Not postmarked; approximately 1909.	"Erie Canal View, Lockport, N.Y." (E 5630b -- Rotograph Co., N.Y. City) -- Postmarked May 3, 1909.


"Erie Canal Locks, Lockport, N.Y. ( 210299 JV, Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co.) -- Postmarked Lockport, Oct. 21, 1910.	"Erie Canal East of N.Y.C. Bridge, Lockport, N.Y." (3799, S. H. Knox & Co.) -- Postmarked Nov. 28, 1911.


"Big Bridge, (Widest Bridge in the World), Lockport, N.Y." (Robt. A. Stephanski, Lockport, N.Y.) -- Not postmarked ; approximately 1912.	Lockport -- RPPC ; approximately 1913.


"View of New Lock, Erie Canal, Lockport, N.Y." (R-46295, W ; C.T. Photochrom) -- Postmarked May 12, 1914.	"Locking Boat, Erie Canal, Lockport, N.Y." (1031, no publisher statement) -- Postmarked Aug. 23, 1914 (Note construction of the Barge Canal proceeding to the south (left) of the working lock).


"Locks, [Upper Level] Lockport, N.Y. (no printer noted) -- Postmarked Lockport, July 31, 1915.	"Barge Canal Locks, Lockport, N.Y." (11591 -- Plaster News Co., Lockport, N.Y. (Tichnor Quality Views)) -- Not postmarked; approximately 1930.


"Locks, Looking East, Lockport, N.Y. (64677, Plaster News Co., Lockport, N.Y) -- Not postmarked; probably late 1940s.


"Barge Canal Locks, Lockport, N.Y. (64678, Plaster News Co., Lockport, N.Y.) -- Not postmarked; probably 1940s.	"Barge Canal Locks, Lockport, N.Y. (9B146-H, Plaster News Co., Lockport, N.Y.) -- Not postmarked; 1950?