Henry Hudson's Ship, The "Half Moon"

Original Vintage Card

Price: $15.95

Stock #:

1025045

Type:

Postcard

City:

New York

State:

New York (NY)

Publisher:

Redfield Brothers, Inc.

Postmark:

1909

Postmark City:

Albany

Postmark State:

Stamp:

postcard stamp

Size:

3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

Recipient Address:

Mrs. J. C. Lansing
4108 So. 2nd St.
Mechanicsville, NY

Additional Details:

The back of the postcard provides a brief history of the discovery of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson in 1609. It mentions the dimensions of his ship, the Half Moon, and his ill-fated voyage to Hudson's Bay in 1611.

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1609 HUDSON FULTON CELEBRATION 1909 1609 1807 LBANY N.Y. பல OFFICIAL SOUVENIRO CUBA, CANADA AND MEXICO. FOREIGN TWO CENTS. REDFIELD BROTHERS, INC., AUTHORIZED PUBLISHERS, 311 WEST 43RD ST NEW YORK CITY Thom J. Mandages Mr. d. d. Lenzing, Sayers. DISCOVERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER- THE HALVE MAENE-The Half Moon was the ship in which Henry Hudson discovered the Hudson River. It was only about fifty-nine feet long on the water line. Henry Hudson was set adrift in Hudson's Bay in June, 1611, by his mutinous crew, and with a few companions met an unknown fate. # 108 So. 2nd Ave. Mechanic Ville ny

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