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The Narrows near Peakskill [i.e. Peekskill], Hudson River, New York – Antique Print

The Narrows near Peakskill [i.e. Peekskill], Hudson River, New York, c1890. — historic photograph
The Narrows near Peakskill [i.e. Peekskill], Hudson River, New York, c1890.. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The Narrows near Peakskill [i.e. Peekskill], Hudson River, New York. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The Narrows near Peakskill [i.e. Peekskill], Hudson River, New York

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Two glass negatives, joined into a single panorama, capture The Narrows near Peekskill, where the Hudson River squeezes between steep wooded bluffs at the upper edge of the Hudson Highlands. The New York Central Railroad commissioned the views around 1890 to show travelers the river scenery along its line, and W.H. Jackson & Co. made them. The firm's negatives later passed into the Detroit Publishing Company collection, which sold such scenic views widely. The wide format shows how the railroad marketed the river as a landscape worth a long look from the train window.

Created / publishedc1890.
Medium2 negatives : glass ; 18 x 22 in.
GenreCol." on left negative. Commissioned by New York Central Railroad
NotesNegatives form a two-part panorama. Copyright 1890 W.H. Jackson & Co.
SubjectsBays. Rivers. Waterfronts.United States--New York (State)--Hudson River.United States--New York (State)--Peekskill Bay.United States--New Jersey--Hudson River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-79741

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