THE HUDSON RIVER

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

THE HUDSON RIVER

Entry/Object ID

L.2017.1

Description

Color image; lighthouse with red-painted base at left; river with double-stacked steam [?] excursion-type ship traveling north in mid-ground; far bank in distance; printed at upper right: "The Hudson River"; on reverse, printed at upper left: "THE HUDSON RIVER/ LIGHTHOUSE AT TARRYTOWN, N.Y./ From hight in Adirondacks, the Hudson River flows south between the mountainous beauty to the sea, skitung the Catskills of Rip Van Winkle fame, the majestic highlands surrounding West Point, Bear Mt. Park, and the sheer cliffs of the Palisades. From 1609 when Henry Hudson sailed the 'Half Moon,' and Indians paddled birch bark caoes, to the great sloops with sails unfurled against the breezem to Fulton's Steamboat in 1807 to the present time, history and mystery which is sho much a part of the River has been preserved in story and legend."; printed at center, vertically: "PENDOR NATURAL COLOR, Box 33, Pearl River, N.Y. 10965"; printed at center: "MADE BY/ DEXTER PRESS/ WEST NYACK, NEW YORK."; printed at right: "96437-B/ post card".

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink on paper

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Pendor Natural Color, Dexter Press, Inc.

Date made

circa 1970

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Unused, slightly yellowed.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Purchased in a group of unrelated postcards at a local church rummage sale and donated to HHV by a staff member who wishes to remain anonymous [Jessa J. Krick, Collections Manager, 3/2/2018].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Collection Manager's Office

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial