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A Distant View of Schenectady on the Mohawk River

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0031 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 24 cm, Width: 17.8 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "A Distant View of Schenectady on the Mohawk River" circa 1861-1877. Depicts a view of the Mohawk River with Schenectady in the distance. In the forefront of the image a dirt path leads up to a large house where four people gather out front, one man sits atop a horse.

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