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Steamboat Francis Skiddy

Object summary

Title
Steamboat Francis Skiddy
Object ID
CC-T-0070
Date made
1852
Place made

United States, New York, New York

Lithographer
Endicott & Co.
Object type
Lithograph
Major collection
Nautical
Named collection
Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view
No
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Description

A starboard-side view of the New York steamboat 'Francis Skiddy.' The 'Skiddy' ran from Albany to New York daily until 1856 when she was altered and made into a night boat for the Troy Line. The steamboat in this print is before she was altered. She flies a large US flag and a swallowtail banner with her name at her stern. Passengers stand against the railing and enjoy the views of the Hudson River from the deck. In the foreground, a couple leisurely rests on the banks of the river. The man waves a handkerchief at the passing steamboat.

Inscriptions

Type
stamp (faint)
Location
recto, bottom left
Text
Clark Collection MIT
Type
graphite
Location
recto, bottom right
Text
3-10
Type
graphite
Location
verso, bottom left
Text
T-70

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