HUDSON RIVER AND GRANT'S TOMB. RIVERSIDE DRIVE. NEW YORK.
Description
A steamship named the BERKSHIRE sailing on the Hudson River by Riverside Drive in the evening.
Postal data: posted, postmarked ([C embedded in larger postmark] New York, N.Y., Aug 23, 10AM, 19[?]), stamp; Postcard type: divided back (THIS SPACE FOR MESSAGE; ADDRESS); Logo (POST CARD) in stylized lettering; Printed message (In leaving New York for a trip up the Hudson River on one of the evening streamers, the panorama of the towering skyline, the busy river where the world's most famous streamers are lined up at their piers, the ferries busily crossing in each direction, the magnificent view of Riverside Drive lined with palatial residences and apartment houses combine to impress upon the mind the awe-inspiring greatness of the metropolis of the new world. Grant's Tomb, is passed just before the steamer stops at the 129th Street landing on its way up the river and the searchlight usually does not miss the opportunity to illumine the imposing structure.); Printing information: card number (N.Y. 331); Written message (Will soon Be home Jean?); Addressee (Miss Doris Budley? 1616 Clarence Ave Lakewood Ohio); George Washington one cent stamp in profile.
Digitized by Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College (CUNY). Front Image Digitization Team: GSLIS 757, Digital Imaging, Fall 2009: Helena Marvin, Linda Welk Kleinbub. Back Image Digitization Team: GSLIS 757, Digital Imaging, Fall 2009: Helena Marvin, Linda Welk Kleinbub
Extent
3.5 in. x 5.5 in.
Publishing Note
[unknown]
Related Resource
Waterways Post Card Collection of Thomas T. Surprenant: Hudson River