A boat rests on the shore with a tree filling up the upper right of the image. The Hudson River is in the middle ground and the Storm King Mountain is visible on the far shore, partly obscured by the tree in the foreground.
A white man stands on the edge of the Hudson River holding a pipe in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. A second fishing rod is resting on a rock and branch on his left. Trees fill up the shore on the far shore.
A white man stands on a barge sweeping a tarp roof of the lower deck while a woman stands nearby washing the tarp with a cloth. Two barrels stand on the deck.
A white man stands on a barge pumping out water from a pipe over the side of the barge. A second barge is tied next to his and other barges, some with people walking around on them, are in the middle ground and background.
A white woman stands on the steps to the lower deck of a barge blowing a horn. The barge is tied to a wharf. A dog walks on the deck. Other barges are tied to the wharf in the middle ground and background and some other people work on those barges.
A young white woman stands on a barge holding her hand high. A dog stands on its hind legs reaching up and a second woman stands watching. Caption reads: "A girl's pet on an Erie Canal boat. 'Speak!' she says as she holds up a bone. The girl and the…
A white woman stands on a deck of a barge washing linen in a tube resting on a stool in front of her. A pile of wood rests next to the stool and a bowl with linen rests near her. A washing line runs across the image with two white linen drying.
A view of a river with a ship in the middle ground and some city buildings faintly visible in the background. A tree grows on the right obscuring parts of the image. A railroad track cuts across the foreground, below the point of view of the camera…
A view of numerous logs resting on top of stones placed near the edge of a river. A town is visible in the middle ground with trees obscuring some buildings. Mountains rise in the background.
A view of a deck of a ship with a white man working in the middle ground. The steamer is towing another ship in the middle ground. A mountain is on the right with a bridge faintly visible in the background.