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Up the Hudson from Siege Battery, West Point, NY, 1909

Subjects
Military Branches & Training CampsMountains & HillsRivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of Up the Hudson from Siege Battery, West Point, NY, 1909, Highland Falls, NY, USA, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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Back of Up the Hudson from Siege Battery, West Point, NY, 1909, Highland Falls, NY, USA, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

Color lithographic view looking up the Hudson River from the siege battery at West Point, New York. In the foreground are cannon mounted behind earthworks and a grassy embankment; wooded hills flank the river in the distance.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

What do you think you seen nearly used in the car we are I am From Mrs C. B. B.

PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
9381. UP THE HUDSON FROM SIEGE BATTERY, WEST POINT, N. Y.
PostmarkedMADISON SQ. STA., NY, October 15, 1909, 10:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Y. Fastmarches

36 Salem St Worcester, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, MADISON SQ. STA., NY
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
Series9381
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Y. Fastmarches, 36 Salem St, Worcester, MA
Place depictedWest Point, Highland Falls, NY
Place depictedHudson River, NY
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co., Detroit, MI
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, Scott #300, green, issued 1903
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1907, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; surface scuffs/spotting in sky; printed copyright stamp at lower right. Postmark: MADISON SQ STA. N.Y. OCT 15 10-AM 1909 (wavy flag cancel with '2' and 'D'). Divided-back card, white border, Detroit Publishing Co. imprint with 1905 copyright; light edge wear and a crease at lower right.

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Up the Hudson from Siege Battery, West Point, NY, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/up-the-hudson-from-siege-battery-west-point-ny-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.