The sunken garden of the Governor Clinton Hotel in Kingston, New York, is laid out with beds of colorful flowers and a low white balustrade. Large weeping trees frame the garden, and a rustic wooden lattice footbridge crosses a reflecting pool in the foreground; a blue-and-white striped parasol stands at right. Sunken gardens gave hotel guests a sheltered formal retreat, and the setting reflects Kingston's Hudson Valley character. The city marked its 300th anniversary in 1952.
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Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; no white border; card number 157 printed at upper right (series K2723).
Postmark: KINGSTON N.Y. AUG 5 10 AM 1952; box cancel KINGSTON, N. Y. 300TH ANNIVERSARY 1652-1952. Divided-back linen card, Colourpicture publication, 2c John Adams stamp; Kingston News Service, Kingston, New York, distributor.
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Sunken Garden, Governor Clinton Hotel, Kingston, NY, 1952, postcard, c. 1952. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sunken-garden-governor-clinton-hotel-kingston-ny-1952. Accessed November 2, 2026.
