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 Steamer Robert Fulton. Hudson River Day Line souvenir postcard, c. 1910. Donald C. Ringwald Collection, Hudson River Maritime Museum. Need a break from the snow and cold? Take a virtual tour of the Hudson River in 1949! Featuring the historic Hudson River steamboat Robert Fulton, this 1949 film by the The Reorientation Branch Office of the Undersecretary Department of the Army, discusses the reorganization of the Hudson River Day Line Company briefly, before diving into a film version of what a trip up the Hudson would have looked like at that time. Lots of beautiful shots of the boats themselves as well as the Hudson River Day Line Pier in Manhattan. Sights seen include the New York skyline, George Washington Bridge, Palisades, the Ghost Fleet, a visit to Bear Mountain State Park, Sugar Loaf Mountain, West Point, Storm King Mountain, Bannerman's Island, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, taking the bus to FDR's home in Hyde Park, Sunnyside, and back again. The Robert Fulton was built in 1909 in Camden, New Jersey by the New York Shipbuilding Co. for Hudson River Day Line. It operated from 1909-1954. In 1956 it was sold for conversion to a community center in the Bahamas. Many thanks to the Town of Clinton Historical Society for sharing this wonderful film.
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stephen safka
5/3/2022 09:19:14 am
I remember these boats well but the Robert Fulton was my favorite I could not get enough of watching that great one cylinder steam engine driving the two sidewheels, In my new book "60 Gates " these vivid memories come to life again!! Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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