American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents

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[TRANSPORTATION]. Albany, Troy, and Intermediate Places...The Low Pressure Steamboat Swallow. [New York?]: N.p., between 1835 and 1845.

9 5/8 x 11 3/16 in. (closely trimmed with loss of first line of text, minor toning or offsetting); framed to 11 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (not examined out of frame).

The Swallow, also known as the "Hudson River Flyer" was the first clipper steamboat ever built. Constructed in 1835 by William Capes in Brooklyn, she reached speeds not before seen. Tragically, the Swallow was destroyed during a night journey on 7 April 1845 between Albany and New York City when she struck a large rock, and fire broke out. The tragedy was memorialized by a Currier & Ives lithograph.

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

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Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.

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[TRANSPORTATION]. Albany, Troy, and Intermediate Places...The Low Pressure Steamboat Swallow. [New York?]: N.p., between 1835 and 1845.

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents

[TRANSPORTATION]. Albany, Troy, and Intermediate Places...The Low Pressure Steamboat Swallow. [New York?]: N.p., between 1835 and 1845.

[TRANSPORTATION]. Albany, Troy, and Intermediate Places...The Low Pressure Steamboat Swallow. [New York?]: N.p., between 1835 and 1845.

American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents

[TRANSPORTATION]. Albany, Troy, and Intermediate Places...The Low Pressure Steamboat Swallow. [New York?]: N.p., between 1835 and 1845.

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[TRANSPORTATION]. Albany, Troy, and Intermediate Places...The Low Pressure Steamboat Swallow. [New York?]: N.p., between 1835 and 1845.