Object Record
Object Name | Handbill |
Date | 1853 |
Title | Summer Arrangement. Port Richmond and New Brighton Ferry. |
Description |
Flyer with ferry advertisment, printed in red and blue ink on paper. Illustrated with a wood engraving depicting a ferry, printed in blue; printed inscription in red and blue: "SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. / PORT RICHMOND / AND / NEW BRIGHTON FERRY. / Touching at Sailors' Snug Harbor and Factoryville Landings. / On and after June the 6th, 1853, the Steamboats / HUGUENOT & STATEN ISLANDER / WILL LEAVE /...;" followed by 3 columns of departure times from Port Richmond, New Brighton, and New York, and a separate schedule for Sundays. Printed at bottom: " GEORGE F. NESBITT & CO., Printers, corner Wall and W[---] New-York." (Keyword: broadside) |
Acquisition | Collection of Staten Island Historical Society |
Earliest Date | 1853 |
Latest Date | 1853 |
Maker | George F. Nesbitt & Co. |
Material | Paper |
Subjects |
Boats Ferries Transportation |
Lexicon Sub-category | Advertising Medium |
Catalog Number | P05.0008 |
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