VAN CORTLANDT FERRY HOUSE

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

VAN CORTLANDT FERRY HOUSE

Entry/Object ID

VC.2021.3

Description

Color postcard; front image is of the ferry house at Van Cortlandt Manor; printed text on front reads "Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. Van Cortlandt Ferry House, Built A. D. 1683."; printed text on back reads "THE HUGH C. LEIGHTON CO., MANUFACTURERS, PORTLAND, ME., U. S. A. / MADE IN GERMANY 6990 / THIS SIDE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE. / Post Card. / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY."; handwritten text reads " Miss Ann Coombs / 415 Adelphi St / Brooklyn / N. Y."; postmark is from Croton on Hudson and dated Dec 21 1908; cancelled stamp is a green one cent bearing the likeness of Benjamin Franklin.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Hugh C. Leighton Company

Date made

1908

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Other

Height

3.5 cm

Width

5.5 cm

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3.5 x 5.5 cm (1 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)

Material

Ink on cardstock

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Miss Ann Coombs

Notes

Recipient

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned 2021, acquired earlier

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial