This photograph depicts inhabitants and decorated businesses enjoying the festivities on Broadway and Grand Streets at the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in Newburgh, NY, 1909.
This photograph depicts the exterior of the Newburgh Free Library at 100 Grand Street, Newburgh, NY. Five staff members are standing outside. Flags adorn the building for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. Staff members at the time included Thomas...
This photograph depicts Colden Street, Newburgh, NY, during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration of 1909. Colden Street was one of Newburgh's main business thoroughfares. As described in the Newburgh Evening News of that era, "...a trip through Water or...
This photograph depicts the 1841 Thorton Niven Courthouse as it appeared during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in 1909. A gentleman talking to a boy on a bicycle stands by a newsstand.
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As the speed of the early Hudson River steamboats increased, it became possible for passengers to travel to New York and Albany during the day or overnight. This photograph depicts such a boatload of revelers as they watch the Hudson-Fulton...
This photograph depicts the Day Line Steamboat Robert Fulton docking at the Newburgh Landing during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. Steamboats enabled individuals to travel between Albany and New York with relative ease. In the Fall of 1908, the...
This is a photograph of a replica of the Tow Boat Norwich on the Hudson River during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. It is the larger boat, slightly right of center in the photograph. The original Norwich came to the Hudson in 1842. It served as an...
This photograph depicts the intersection of Colden and Water Streets prior to its paving. Colden and Water Streets were major business thoroughfares of Newburgh, NY. As described in the Newburgh Evening News of that era, "...a trip through Water...
This photograph of the intersection of Broadway and Grand Street is most likely taken from a second floor window. The Columbus Trust Bank is decorated with flags.
This photograph depicts Water Street circa 1909 while it was being prepared for paving. The buildings of this once thriving business thoroughfare were razed during urban renewal of the 1970s.
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As the speed of the early Hudson River Steamboats increased, it became possible for passengers to travel to New York and Albany during the day or overnight. This photograph gives a sense of the boat's speed as it churned by the Newburgh ferry slip.
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This is a photograph of an unidentified sloop during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in Newburgh, NY, in 1909. In its simplest form, the sloop had one mast, carrying a mainsail, jib and a topsail. The sloop is credited with the development of...
This photograph, most likely taken from a rooftop or second floor window on Front Street, depicts part of Newburgh's skyline as it appeared during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. Note the Palatine Hotel sign left of center and the Newburgh sign on...
This photograph depicts Grand Street looking north. Note the awning and front facade of the Palatine Hotel to the right and the horse hitching posts that line the street.
