Erie Canal Aqueduct over the Genesee River, Rochester, New York, circa 1905

Subjects: Bridges & Dams Town & City Views
Card type: Printed photo
Date: c. 1902 (Early)

Back of Erie Canal Aqueduct over the Genesee River, Rochester, New York, circa 1905, c. 1902 printed photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

A panoramic color view of the Erie Canal aqueduct crossing the Genesee River at Rochester, New York, with its stone arches spanning the water and brick commercial blocks and mills lining both banks. The Rochester Aqueduct carried canal boats over the Genesee; the stone structure shown here replaced the original 1820s aqueduct and was itself superseded by the Broad Street Bridge in the 1920s. The Erie Canal, opened in 1825, linked the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and made Rochester one of the busiest flour-milling cities in the country.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

For Charlotte This view shows a Portion of the Erie Canal, It is 500 miles long, and the water flows through it from Lake Erie to the Atlantic Ocean. Papa L—

PostmarkedAmesbury, MA, December 15, 1903, 19:30

Addressed to

Miss Charlotte S. Bassett

Amesbury, Mass.

Postcard record

Postmarked	December 15, 1903, 19:30, Amesbury, MA
Publisher	Detroit Photographic Co.
Series	5920
Condition	Fair
Place depicted	Rochester, NY
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border around a wide panoramic image; worn, rounded corners, scattered foxing spots and a diagonal crease at lower right; handwritten message in ink across the lower front. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS DEC 15 7-30 PM 1903. Undivided back; printed "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS."; white border; minor edge wear.

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Erie Canal Aqueduct over the Genesee River, Rochester, New York, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/erie-canal-aqueduct-over-the-genesee-river-rochester-new-yor. Accessed October 25, 2026.