Newberry Library - On August 17, 1808, the first steamboat, Rob't Fulton's "Clermont" started its famous trip up the Hudson River, and on Aug. 19th, arrived at Albany

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Open book On August 17, 1808, the first steamboat, Rob't Fulton's "Clermont" started its famous trip up the Hudson River, and on Aug. 19th, arrived at Albany

Title On August 17, 1808, the first steamboat, Rob't Fulton's "Clermont" started its famous trip up the Hudson River, and on Aug. 19th, arrived at Albany

Date 1909

Place New York (State)--New York

Subjects Architecture, Cities & towns, Hudson-Fulton Celebration (1909), Ships, Water

Description Large gray and red steamboat with white sail and a portrait of a man in a black jacket on the top left of the card

Biographical/Historical Note John Monroe is a postcard collector based in Washington D.C.

Extent 1 postcard

Format Postcards, Printed ephemera, Souvenirs

Archival Collection Title John I. Monroe collection of exposition postcards

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Call Number Modern MS Monroe Exposition vol. 14 no. 147

BibID 9911519380305867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3575px × 2388px 48.86 MB

Filename 9911519380305867_JME_vol_00014_no_000147_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11BAUQ

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