Erie Canal Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

A grain boat being pulled along the Erie Canal in New York State by horses on the tow-path. A possible entanglement with a boat going in the opposite direction causes one of the crew to deliver a loud blast on a horn in warning. The horn would also be used to warn lock keepers of approaching vessels.

Erie Canal, Lockport, New York, in the fall

A vector Erie Canal luggage label or travel sticker.

"view of the erie canal in chittenango, new york in autumn"

Illustration from 19th century.

View of the Port of Fairport NY taken with a Canon 60D

Early fall color along the Erie canal tow path in New York State

Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Erie Canal Basin and Elevator, Buffalo, New York, United States, American Victorian Engraving, 1872. Source: Original edition from my own archives. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

Illustration from 19th century.

Sunny autumn afternoon on the Erie Canal

Cleveland, Ohio, USA skyline on the Cuyahoga River in autumn.

"Buffalo Main Lighthouse. This 60-foot tall, octagonal limestone structure is the oldest still standing in its original location in the city of BuffaloMore Buffalo images"

Downtown Rochester behind a bridge crossing the Erie Canal.

Three mallard ducks are swimming lazily - slowly crossing the tranquil, early November morning Erie Canal waterway in Pittsford, NY just after dawn before the sun has fully risen. The background canal crossing truss bridge and colorful autumn trees lining the canal are reflected in the foggy, misty, rippling water. Strongest focus is on the ducks. The village of Pittsford is located in western New York State, just east of the city of Rochester, NY.

Boats passing under a rusted metal bridge on the Erie Canal

Cannel Boat and Bridge over the Erie Cannel in fall-Pittsford, New York

Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Erie Canal Basin and Elevator, Buffalo, New York, United States, American Victorian Engraving, 1872. Source: Original edition from my own archives. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

19th century map of Illinois. Published in New Dollar Atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada. (Rand McNally & Co's, Chicago, 1884).

Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Grain Propeller, Buffalo, New York, United States, American Victorian Engraving, 1872. Source: Original edition from my own archives. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

erie canal in Clay, New York

The 5-cent postage stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal was released in 1967.

Brilliant multi-colored bright and burnt orange, vibrant yellow, and scattered rusty red autumn leaves - an awesome, fiery, early morning, early November scenic display from the many varieties of deciduous trees lining the banks of the Erie Canal (New York State Canal System). All the sunlit trees, colors and canal structures are clearly and beautifully reflected in the smooth, slightly rippled water surface. This view from the Erie Canal Heritage Trail (formerly the north side canal towpath - now updated and modern) is looking west - past the North Main Street vehicle traffic bridge in the village of Pittsford, near the city of Rochester in Monroe County, New York, USA. The bridge is a low clearance bridge - it does not rise, or turn, or open in any way for boat traffic. In 1905, early immovable canal bridges like this gave a music composer named Thomas S. Allen the title and first chorus line for his legendary Erie Canal folk song: "Low Bridge, Everybody Down". Directly across the canal, on the opposite (south side) canal bank, is a public nature preservation park called Carpenter Park at the Port of Pittsford. The whole length of the Erie Canal is considered an official United States "national historic district" - it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

in the 1830s, keeping food, beverages cold in and around New York City depended on ice — and on harvesting it from the Hudson River. At its height in the 1880s, estimated 20,000 workers harvested blocks of ice between Poughkeepsie and Albany.

Bright blue sky and blue water. Gazebo along side of a boat dock

This antique print (1834) shows a packet boat full of passengers crossing an Erie Canal viaduct over the Mohawk River in New York State. The boat is being pulled along the towpath by two horses, and the passengers are stood on the roof of the boat to get a better view. Included in the view are fishermen on the Little Falls, and fir and cedar trees along the banks of the Mohawk River. As the song says, the Erie Canal runs 363 miles (from Albany to Buffalo). making a navigable route by water from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, opening in 1825. This 19th century print is a steel engraving from HintonÆs (History of the United States) (1834). Text on this print: The Erie Canal And The Little Falls On The Mohawk River A clearing on the banks of the Mohawk Early settlers attacked by Indians J & F Tallis, London, Edinburgh & Dublin (publisher) Additional subjects around the circumference: Native American Indians; buffalo / American bison; early settlers being attacked by native American Indians.

Seneca Falls is a hamlet and census-designated place in Seneca County, New York. The town is east of Geneva, New York, in the northern part of the Finger Lakes District.

View of the city of Seneca Falls and Ovid Street Bridge

Erie Canal with historic bridge sign and towpath.

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Erie canal sunset

Early morning sun. Lift bridge and brick building reflections on the water. Shadows and sun on the grass lined banks.

Cleveland, Ohio, USA skyline on the Cuyahoga River in autumn.

Topographic / Road map of Syracuse, NY. Map data is public domain via census.gov. All maps are layered and easy to edit. Roads are editable stroke.

Benches along the Erie canal in Brockport, New York. Treelined footpath with gardens and seating areas. Early morning in the summer

Gorgeous blue sky, sunny and yet foggy on the Erie

Autumn on the Erie Canal.

View of the bridge from the towpath on the canal.

View of the canal and lift bridge in the summer. Waste weir on the side lets water out to the Holley Canal Falls in Holley, NY

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Lift bridge and towpath trail on the Erie canal in the summer

Vibrant, fiery, multi-colored bright and burnt orange, brilliant yellow, and scattered rusty red autumn leaves - an awesome, scenic, early morning, early November display from the many varieties of deciduous trees lining the banks of the Erie Canal (New York State Canal System). All the sunlit trees, colors and canal structures are clearly and beautifully reflected in the smooth, slightly rippled water surface. This view from the Erie Canal Heritage Trail (formerly the canal towpath) is looking west - past the North Main Street vehicle traffic bridge in the village of Pittsford, near the city of Rochester in Monroe County, New York, USA. The bridge is a low clearance bridge - it does not rise, or turn, or open in any way for boat traffic. In 1905, early immovable canal bridges like this gave a music composer named Thomas S. Allen the title and first chorus line for his legendary Erie Canal folk song: "Low Bridge, Everybody Down". The wooden bollard mooring post and docking cleats installed along the edge of the foreground concrete mooring dock enable holiday vacation leisure and recreational sailors and boaters to tie up temporarily for rest and relaxation; or for immediately accessible hiking and biking and local sight seeing. This mooring dock is actually a section of the towpath Heritage Trail - making it easy to begin exploring and discovering many scenic views and rural attractions east and west all along the waterway. Directly across on the opposite canal bank is a public nature preservation park called Carpenter Park at the Port of Pittsford. The whole Erie Canal is an official United States "national historic district" - listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The lighthouse was first lit in 1833.

Coins of USA. Statue of Liberty in New York depicted on the US New York State quarter.

Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Grain Propeller, Buffalo, New York, United States, American Victorian Engraving, 1872. Source: Original edition from my own archives. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.