A distant view across the broad sheet of the Eastern Wide Waters, with a low bridge or embankment crossing the water, scattered houses and trees along the far shore, and farm fields and a curving road in the foreground. The caption names the scene as Rochester, New York. The "Wide Waters" was the widened stretch of the Erie Canal east of the city, where the channel broadened into a basin used by canal boats; the card shows the surrounding suburban landscape of the early twentieth century.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Friend, [illegible] have to answer [illegible]
[illegible] four days as we leave to-morrow
afternoon. I will write you from
Cleveland. I will send you a
card. [illegible]
[illegible]
Thin white border; printed number "2417" in red at lower left; light corner wear and a small stain at upper right.
Postmark: ROCHESTER N.Y. NOV 5 3 PM. Divided-back private postcard ("This Space For Writing Messages" / "This side for the Address only"); 1¢ green Franklin stamp; white border; color litho/halftone texture; light edge and corner wear.
Cite this card
Eastern Wide Waters, Rochester, New York, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/eastern-wide-waters-rochester-new-york-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.
