"Sandy Hook Steamer 'Asbury Park'," 1909

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Artifact Overview

The Asbury Park was a high-speed coastal steamer that transported well-to-do vacationers from New York City to their summer homes on the New Jersey shore. In this photograph, the steamer is taking part in the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, commemorating both Henry Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River and Robert Fulton's first successful commercial application of the paddle steamer.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1909

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.022601

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 9.625 in

"Sandy Hook Steamer 'Asbury Park'," 1909