Front:
SA
HUDSON RIVER. A Tow just North of West Point.
DONAL
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Back:
in Holland
"HUDSON RIVER.
[Regd.] Postcard No. 5819.
Raphael Tuck & Sons APHOTYPE
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN.
By Appointment
A TOW JUST NORTH OF WEST POINT. These tows
consist of from 40 to 80 canal boats connected by strong
hawsers. They are placed 4 to 6 abreast and 10 to 12 feet
apart. The procession moves in the wake of a steam tug,
from 6 to 10 tows passing up the Hudson daily. The journey
to Albany or Troy accomplished, they disperse in various
directions on inland waters to distribute their freight of bricks,
lumber, coal, etc.
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