View showing pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles traveling near the Fulton Ferry terminus in Brooklyn, New York. The bare masts of docked ships on the East River are visible in the background., Title from manuscript note on verso., Buff mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Mr. Saul Koltnow.
Date
[ca. 1866]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Transportation [P.9022.42]
Elevated view of the Wall Street Ferry Terminal, built ca. 1853 at the foot of Montague Street in Brooklyn, showing two ships with bare masts near a docked ferry boat in the foreground. Shows other vessels on the Hudson River and a partial view of Manhattan in the background. Ferry operated 1853-1912 by the Union Ferry Company., Title supplied by cataloger. Identified from ca. 1884 photograph., Manuscript note on verso: View on the Delaware, Philada., Printed list of three series, "Philadelphia Centennial Views," "Philadelphia City and Park," and "Miscellaneous" on verso. Below lists of series on verso: Philad'a Stereo. Publishing Company., Publisher's imprint on mount., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Fleischner - Views [P.9670.2]
