FULTON'S STEAMBOAT AUGUST 17, 1807

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.339

Description

Printed card with color image and text on verso; front (image side): figures on riverbank view steamboat as it travels up river; white ship with paddlewheel, central smokestack, and masts; small figures on deck of boat; four figures on hill overlooking river at bottom right; at bottom right printed (in white rectangle), "FULTON'S / STEAMBOAT / August 17, 1807"; verso: text format as if front page of newspaper; at top center printed, "The Courier-Journal", "LOUISVILLE, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1807", "STEAMBOAT SAILS UP HUDSON"; subheading and text about Robert Fulton and The Clermont; at bottom right printed, "©T.C.G. PTD IN U.S.A.".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Printer

Date made

1900 - 1950

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/16 in

Width

2-15/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 1/16 x 2 15/16 in. (5.2 x 7.5 cm)

Material

Paper, ink, Cardboard

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Card is worn at edges and corners; vertical crease at left; tear in surface at crease; verso: paper is yellowed.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B5

Note Type

Department

Note

Library