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Object Name |
Ticket |
Date |
August 23, 1869 |
Title |
Second Annual Moonlight Excursion up the Hudson |
Description |
Ticket. Rectangular yellow card stock with black print. Inscription: "SECOND / Annual Moonlight Excursion up the Hudson, / MONDAY EVENING, AUG. 23d, 1869. / Capt. ISAAC A. BUNN has chartered the favorite Steamer GEN. SEDGWICK, / FOR THE OCCASION -- LANDING AS FOLLOWS: / Mariner's Harbor, 7 P.M.; Elm Park, 7 15 P.M.; Port Richmond, 7 30 P.M.; / Bergen Point 7 45 P.M.; Factoryville, 8 P.M.; New Brighton 8.15 P.M.; / Quarantine, 8 45 P.M.; Pier 19, New York, 9 30 P.M.; West / 10th Street, 10 P.M. / TICKETS ONE DOLLAR, ADMITTING GENTLEMAN AND LADY. / Ladies' Extra Tickets Fifty Cents." Handwritten inscription in pen on the reverse: "I A B / 27." (Keywords: New York City, Hudson River) |
Acquisition |
Gift of Augusta Bodine |
Ownership and History |
Captain Isaac A. Bunn lived in Port Richmond, Staten Island, and also lived for a time in Rahway, New Jersey. He was a steamboat captain for many years, and in 1878 he was honored for his skill and bravery in keeping passengers safe after a collision between his steamship, the Castleton, and another ship. |
Earliest Date |
1869 |
Latest Date |
1869 |
Subjects |
Steamboats |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Exchange Medium |
Associated People |
Bunn, Isaac |
Catalog Number |
42.003.0004 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, November 2018. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |