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Spuyten Duyvil, Hudson River, New York – Antique Print

Spuyten Duyvil, Hudson River, New York, c1890. — historic photograph
Spuyten Duyvil, 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 Spuyten Duyvil, Hudson River, New York. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Spuyten Duyvil, Hudson River, New York

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Spuyten Duyvil is the narrow waterway at the northern tip of Manhattan, where the Hudson meets the Harlem River, and this panorama captures that meeting point as a wide, two-part view. The name comes from Dutch colonial times, and Washington Irving made it familiar with a playful legend in his satirical history of New York. The photograph was made around 1890 by the Detroit Publishing Company, which issued views of American landscapes and cities and drew on the earlier work of photographer William Henry Jackson, whose firm held the original copyright. Its second title, "First view of the Hudson," reflects how the river was often introduced to travelers arriving from the north.

Created / publishedc1890.
Medium2 negatives : glass ; 18 x 22 in.
GenreCol." on right negative. Second title on right section: First view of the Hudson. "06052-2-L" on left negative; "1505" on both negatives. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 01505. Detroit Publishing Co. panorama no. 06052. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
NotesNegatives form a two-part panorama. Copyright by W.H. Jackson & Co.
SubjectsUnited States--New York (State)--New York.United States--New York (State)--Hudson River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-79737

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