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Pleasure railway to Hoboken – Historic Reproduction

Pleasure railway to Hoboken, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print
Pleasure railway to Hoboken, [no date recorded on shelflist card]. Historic print from the Railroads & Depots 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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Pleasure railway to Hoboken comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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The title points to a railway line carrying holidaymakers to Hoboken, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The record does not name the railroad, the date, or the photographer, so the details must come from the period in general terms. In the nineteenth century, Hoboken drew New Yorkers seeking open space and fresh air, especially the grounds known as Elysian Fields, where families and clubs gathered for outings. Rail and ferry connections made such trips common, and images like this one help show how leisure travel shaped the waterfront towns across from the city.

Created / published[no date recorded on shelflist card]
Medium1 print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Pleasure Railway.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,120 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-116289

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