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Nyack-Tarrytown ferry – Antique Wall Art

Nyack-Tarrytown ferry, c1921. — historic photograph
Nyack-Tarrytown ferry, c1921.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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 Nyack-Tarrytown ferry in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Nyack-Tarrytown ferry

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Crossing the Hudson between Nyack on the western shore and Tarrytown on the eastern, this ferry linked two river towns that had no bridge between them for much of the twentieth century. Ferries like this one carried commuters, farm goods, and automobiles across the river, and until the Tappan Zee Bridge opened in 1955, they were a vital part of daily travel in the lower Hudson Valley. The photograph, made around 1921, shows the working river of that era, when ferry traffic shared the water with other vessels.

Created / publishedc1921.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesJ249637 or J249645 U.S. Copyright Office.
SubjectsFerries--New York (State)--1920-1930. Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,274 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-187089

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