Steam ferry Maryland in New York Harbor, before 1888
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1880-1890
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 5/16 x 6 11/16in. (11 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionRailroad ferry Maryland, owned by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co., in New York Harbor. What appears to be another ferry with the name "[Or?]egon" is in the left background. Waterfront buildings line the shore; a church steeple is visible. Notes on back: "I think the Maryland was broken up." "RR Ferry NY Harbor."
Object number1982.107.19e
NotesSubject Note: There were two steamers named Maryland that successively transported rail cars and their passengers from the Jersey City station of the Pennsylvania Railroad line to the Harlem River terminus of the New York and New England (later New York, New Haven and Hartford) Railroad where they then resumed their journey by train to Connecticut and Boston.On View
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