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AERIAL VIEW OF LOCK 17 ERIE CANAL.
NEAR HERKIMER, N.Y.
1844
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This lock has a lift of 401/2 feet, next to the
highest in the world. An unusual feature is
the masonry across the chamber from side
wall to side wall at the lower gate, under
which boats must pass in entering the lock
from below.
Santway Photo-Craft Company, Inc., Watertown, N.Y.
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