Troy, 1838

Troy 1838, William James Bennett
Troy 1838, William James Bennett

From 1838, a view of Troy from the west bank of the Hudson River at the United States Arsenal, now known as the Watervliet Arsenal. Click and look at it large, because this lithograph by William James Bennett has everything: boats that are sailed, steam-powered, and rowed. Industry and church steeples. Working horses, working men, fops, and a fop in training. Everything.

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