NYCkayaker Hudson River movie

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OK...it's a rainy day...how about a movie!!!!
 
How many landmarks can you identify in this 1903  "movie?"
 
West Point....Bannerman  Island...others??? 
 
Walt

_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYXeyJBazmc_ 
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Here is an interesting  little film that's been i...
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Added: February 23, 2008 
Here is an interesting  little film that's been in my collection for a long 
time. "Down the  Hudson" takes us on a break-neck speed trip along the Hudson 
River,  which runs North & South between Albany, NY and New York City.  Rather 
than a peaceful scenic journey, the camera was under-cranked and  we are 
rushed thru the sites, only to slow down here & there to see  a few highlights. It 
starts in Haverstraw Bay and travels on the river  to Newburgh. It all seems 
to be of the west side of the Hudson  too.

The pointy topped peak is  Little Tor. You can clearly make out Iona Island 
and Con Hook and the  dock just south of West Point. The West Point military 
academy is the  large block of a building just before you see the two tugboats 
pulling  the barges. By the way, the barges with the windmills on top are  
icebarges, used for carrying ice. The windmills would run pumps that  would pump 
out the melted ice/water. The West Shore railroad is great to  see and Storm 
King is discernible as well.

Finally, it is the City of  Newburgh, New York that you see at the end with 
the steamboat Emeline  docked near the ferry slip. You can also make out two 
signs: "Logan  & MacDonald" and "Washington Baking".

The film is different  because of the fast-motion effect and also the fact 
that it was printed  on paper cards to view, rather than projected on film. I 
hope you enjoy  this little curio.
Filmed:  1903






 
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