"These boats are beautiful in themselves, but . .. even more beautiful in their natural setting-the river."
Here, the Robert Fulton is about to make a landing at Poughkeepsie, New York, at 1 :30 PM on a summer afternoon in 1910. The Fulton is the Day Line' s northbound boat for Albany this day. In the distance, the approaching Day Liner Hendrick Hudson is southbound for New York, and will wait in the river until the Fulton has cleared the dock, before making her own landing. Poughkeepsie was the halfway point on the New York/Albany run, and whichever vessel benefittedfrom time and tide would get to land there first. To the right, the smaller night boat Marlborough is loading freight for her evening departure for New York. The Poughkeepsie railroad bridge, completed in 1886 , although no longer in use, still stands today. Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches. A Hudson River sloop and a schooner drift north with the tide on a calm evening in 1862 , while the day boat Daniel Drew steams downriver against the looming backdrop of Hook Mountain . Oil on canvas , 20 x 32 inches.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
For the Grand Opening of our new NMHS headquarters on the Hudson, we have arranged a unique exhibition ofBil 1 Muller's magnificent original oil paintings of hi storical river scenes in our gallery from October 12 to mid November. Bill will also be unveiling several limited edition lithographs of famous Hudson River vessels. Proceeds from the sale of these paintings and prints will benefit NMHS .
SEA HISTORY 58, SUMMER 1991
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