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A white man stands on a barge wearing a straw hat shielding his eyes. Two boats are sailing in the middle ground on the canal. Raised earth with a dirt road cuts along the canal with a wagon pulled by horses and two people walking in the middle…

A white man wearing a straw hat stands on a barge husking corn in his hands. There is a bowl in front of him containing more corn.

A white man stands on a barge wearing a straw hat pushing down on a wooden pole. A house and a steeple and roof of a house are partly visible above the treeline on the left shore.

A white man stands at a steering wheel of a barge looking forward while a second man stands at the front facing the camera, looking down, and working. Some people and horses walk along a dirt road on the left.

A white man leads a mule up a plank towards a barge. The back of another mule is visible on the left.

A sailing boat passing an iron bridge. Caption on reverse "New York an old time Sailing vessel on the Hudson."

Two men sit on a dock fishing, a steam ship is docked in the background. Caption on reverse reads "New York The wharves at Poughkeepsie."

A wooden ship loaded with wood sits moored to a dock. Caption on reverse reads "New York Hudson River A schooner loaded with wood"

A boat floats under a large metal bridge. Caption on reverse reads "New York. The great bridge across the Hudson at Poughkeepsie."

A white man holds a bucket of water off the edge of a boat. Another man lays across a pile of boards. Caption on reverse reads "New York Hudson River Drawing Water."

A large steam ship sits docked, while a small row boat floats by. Caption on reverse reads "New York The Hudson River at Albany"

A view of a steamship from a pier. A mountain is on the right in the middle ground with some houses and trees near the water. Other mountains are faintly visible on the left in the background.

A view of some trees surrounded by the Hudson River on three sides. A rocky ground is in the foreground and a mountain is visible on the left in the background.

A view of the Hudson River with some grasses growing in the water in the foreground and buildings on the left shore in the background.

A view of the Cohoes Falls on the Mohawk River with some trees in the foreground and trees growing on both shores in the middle ground and background.