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- "Sandy Hook Steamer 'Asbury Park'," 1909 - The <em>Asbury Park</em> 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.

- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
"Sandy Hook Steamer 'Asbury Park'," 1909
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.