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[Ferry Highlander, New York] – Antique Wall Art

[Ferry Highlander, New York], [between 1895 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Ferry Highlander, New York], [between 1895 and 1910]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Ferry Highlander, New York] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Ferry Highlander, New York]

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The ferry named on this plate, the Highlander, is what sets it apart, and the record places it probably in the Hudson Highlands, where the river cuts through steep mountains north of New York City. Ferries and their wharves were a working link in the region's travel before the Bear Mountain Bridge opened in 1924, carrying passengers and freight between shorelines that rail and road connections often left far apart. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made this 8 by 10 inch glass negative between about 1895 and 1910, sold views of such scenes to railroads and travel promoters, so the picture was likely meant to advertise the river as much as to document it.

Created / published[between 1895 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Probably in Highlands region of Hudson River. N.Y. 1" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032103. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsHighlander (Ferry) Ferries. Piers & wharves.United States--New York (State)--Hudson River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 800 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-65784

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