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Day line steamers on the Hudson River, New York: ALEXANDER HAMILTON – Antique Print

Day line steamers on the Hudson River, New York: ALEXANDER HAMILTON, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph
Day line steamers on the Hudson River, New York: ALEXANDER HAMILTON, [no date recorded on caption card]. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Day line steamers on the Hudson River, New York: ALEXANDER HAMILTON

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This photograph shows the steamer *Alexander Hamilton*, one of the passenger vessels of the Hudson River Day Line, which carried travelers up and down the river between New York City and Albany and offered excursions to the Catskills and the Palisades. The day boats were known for their large decks, ornate saloons, and leisurely schedules, and they were a popular way for city residents to escape the heat in summer. The record does not give a date, but the caption card identifies it as part of the Wittemann Collection at the Library of Congress, so the picture is best read as a glimpse of the river steamboat era.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsNo. 2511. Wittemann Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: NY--Hudson River; Steamboats; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,142 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-141340

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