Name/Title
Hudson River Line Steamship PapersEntry/Object ID
2026.040.102Scope and Content
Collection of correspondence, time tables and promotional materials for the Hudson River Line, a luxury steamboat and railroad connection that ran between New York City and Albany, 1865-1913.
*Promotional pamphlet for the Hudson River Line with map of the Hudson River published by Gaylord Watson, New York, 1865.
*Booklet, "The Traveler's Steamboat and Railroad Guide to the Hudson River, with Maps and Engravings," published by Gaylord Watson, New York, 1866.
*Timetable for the Hudson River Line steamers ALBANY and C. VIBBARD, 1880.
*Promotional pamphlet for the Hudson River Line with map of the Hudson River published by Bryant Union, New York, 1894.
*Magazine, "People's Line Journal: Hudson River by Searchlight," no. 11, October 15, 1904
*Magazine, "Hudson River by Daylight," vol. XVII, no. 21, October 17, 1904
*Souvenir booklet for the Hudson River Line featuring illustrated views of the line's steamships and views along the route from New York City to Albany, early 1900s
*Promotional booklet for the Hudson River Line and their steamship HENDRICK HUDSON, launched in March 1906.
*Magazine, "The Nautical Gazette," vol. LXXVI, no. 24, June 17, 1909. Includes feature on the Hudson River Line's new steamboat ROBERT FULTON.
*Pamphlet for the Hudson River Day Line including timetables, ticket prices and photographs of the steamer HENDRICK HUDSON, ROBERT FULTON, ALBANY and WASHINGTON IRVING, 1913Collection
Carol Kimball CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2026.040Source or Donor
Carol KimballAcquisition Method
TransferLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PamphletNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1865 - 1913Archive Size/Extent
1 folderProvenance
Notes
Part of a collection of records collected by Carol Kimball during her tenure as the Town of Groton Historian; given to the Groton Historical Society following her death; stored for several years at the Avery Copp Museum; donated to the Groton Public Library 2026