A fair day on the shore of the Hudson River, apparently in early spring, looking northward. The Claremont Inn [Claremont Hotel] on Riverside Drive in New York City is depicted, together with its gardens, in a village setting, opposite a group of piers or wharves. A large flagpole to one side of the hotel dominates the image. Printing information: [card number] (E-1239) [indicated on front side only]
Postal data: posted, postmarked [wavy postmark with letters I & C] (NEW YORK, N.Y. STA. I, JUL 25, 8-PM, 1908); Postcard type: divided back; (This Space For Writing Messages; This side for the Address only.); Logo (Post Card) printed in stylized lettering; Printing information: card number (201445) [indicated on back side only]; Germany; Written message (Dear,This is a rather ugly picture of a beautiful place where one can have a beautiful time, isn't it? Do you remember the 30th? F.? NY July 25/08); Addressee (Mrs. J. F.? Herrick c/o Union of London & Smith's Bank, Ltd- 2 Princess St London England Please forward.); (Place Stamp Here - Domestic One Cent - Foreign Two Cents) printed inside ornate stamp box [stamp apparently removed]
Digitized by Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College (CUNY). Front Image Digitization Team: GSLIS 757, Digital Imaging, Spring 2009: Teresa Lee, Sarah Weisser. Back Image Digitization Team: GSLIS 757, Digital Imaging, Spring 2009: Teresa Lee, Sarah Weisser
Extent
3.5 in. x 5.5 in.
Publishing Note
[unknown] Germany [indicated on back only].
Related Resource
Waterways Post Card Collection of Thomas T. Surprenant: Hudson River