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erie_canal_looking_northeast_01.jpg
SIGN ON FRONT OF BUILDING:
Canal-Stable.
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NOTE: The Otis farm is visible in the background of this photograph. Today, the former farmland is the school grounds of the Jordan-Elbridge Middle School. Other landmarks visible in…

erie_canal_bridge_looking_west_10.jpg
NOTE:  The North Main Street bridge was a Whipple's Arch-Truss Bridge, designed by Squire Whipple of Utica, NY. The large, dark-colored structure in the background is the Warner Malt House, just south of the Hamilton Street bridge to its right.

erie_canal_looking_southwest_01.jpg
SIGNS ON CENTER BUILDING:
Clothing, Furnishing, Goods, Etc.
Western Union Telegraph Office
Bakery
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NOTE: Canal repairs were often done in the winter months when the canal was inactive and the water could be drained. The…

erie_canal_looking_southwest_02.jpg
NOTE: A long line of canal boats are tied up on the west edge of the village of Jordan, with mule bridges out. The large building at left is part of the Warner Malt House.

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erie_canal_looking_east_from_beaver_street.jpg
CAPTION: Erie Canal east of Beaver Street. Taken from bridge at Beaver Street. (Roy Brace?)
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