From 1609, when Henry Hudson arrived in Albany, to 1900, the main means of travel between Albany and New York City was by boat. The Hudson River Day Line, was a company which sailed steamers between New York and Albany, with stops along the way. The trip could be made in one direction in a single day. Before steam ships that was impossible. It took quite a few days to travel from New York to Albany by sailing ship. Two steam ships can be seen in the next photo taken 1909. http://cgi.ebay.com/Albany-NY-Waterfront-Photo-1909-PF_W0QQitemZ120397455050QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item120397455050&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50#ebayphotohosting One photo is a close-up of a part of the full picture. The close-up shows the Capitol building in the background. Look at the size of those passenger ships, would you! Albany is not visited by any passenger ships that size today. The longer ship was named the Hendrick Hudson. When Henry Hudson, the English sea explorer, sailed for Holland, he was called Hendrick Hudson by the Dutch. To see a larger picture of this paddle wheel steamer, and to read a history of it, click on the next two links. http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/steamboats/dayline/hendrick_hudson2.jpg http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/steamboats/dayline/dayline1900.html "The new steamboat, the Hendrick Hudson was put into service in 1906 at a cost almost a million dollars. She had an advertized length of over 400 feet and was licensed to carry 5,500 passengers." "The company claimed the boat cost a million dollars and was 400 feet in length. Both claims were minor exaggerations." "The Hendrick Hudson operated on the New York City to Albany run until 1948. In 1951 the steamer was towed to Philadelphia and broken up." To see a model of the ship that is in the Smithsonian Collection, and which shows the location of paddle wheels (behind the name on each side of the ship, click on the next link http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/image_477.html To watch the Hendrick Hudson sailing by in a black and white video (no sound), click on the following link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t9VhQJ1R8o The company also owned a paddle wheel steamer built in 1880 called the Albany. To read about it, click on the next link. Click on the image of the Albany steamer to see a larger view of it. http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/steamboats/dayline/dayline1880s.html Cliff Lamere Albany, NY

Thanks,Cliff. What wonderful memories you brought back. Many times I sailed on the Day Line going from Albany to Kingston--having a picnic and then getting the ship that came up from NYC back to Albany. It was a wonderful, relaxing day. Unfortunately they closed so I was never able to give my children that experience. LOIS At 10:33 PM 4/3/2009 -0400, you wrote: > From 1609, when Henry Hudson arrived in Albany, to 1900, the main means >of travel between Albany and New York City was by boat. > >The Hudson River Day Line, was a company which sailed steamers between >New York and Albany, with stops along the way. The trip could be made >in one direction in a single day. Before steam ships that was >impossible. It took quite a few days to travel from New York to Albany >by sailing ship. > >Two steam ships can be seen in the next photo taken 1909. > >http://cgi.ebay.com/Albany-NY-Waterfront-Photo-1909-PF_W0QQitemZ120397455050QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item120397455050&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50#ebayphotohosting > >One photo is a close-up of a part of the full picture. The close-up >shows the Capitol building in the background. > >Look at the size of those passenger ships, would you! Albany is not >visited by any passenger ships that size today. > >The longer ship was named the Hendrick Hudson. When Henry Hudson, the >English sea explorer, sailed for Holland, he was called Hendrick Hudson >by the Dutch. > >To see a larger picture of this paddle wheel steamer, and to read a >history of it, click on the next two links. > >http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/steamboats/dayline/hendrick_hudson2.jpg > >http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/steamboats/dayline/dayline1900.html > >"The new steamboat, the Hendrick Hudson was put into service in 1906 at >a cost almost a million dollars. She had an advertized length of over >400 feet and was licensed to carry 5,500 passengers." "The company >claimed the boat cost a million dollars and was 400 feet in length. >Both claims were minor exaggerations." > >"The Hendrick Hudson operated on the New York City to Albany run until >1948. In 1951 the steamer was towed to Philadelphia and broken up." > >To see a model of the ship that is in the Smithsonian Collection, and >which shows the location of paddle wheels (behind the name on each side >of the ship, click on the next link > >http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/image_477.html > >To watch the Hendrick Hudson sailing by in a black and white video (no >sound), click on the following link. > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t9VhQJ1R8o > >The company also owned a paddle wheel steamer built in 1880 called the >Albany. To read about it, click on the next link. Click on the image >of the Albany steamer to see a larger view of it. > >http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/steamboats/dayline/dayline1880s.html > >Cliff Lamere Albany, NY > > > > >====NY-Albany Mailing List==== >Check out the mailing list's website >at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ >Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message