Image of an advertisement for John H. Starin's island excursions. Includes perspective views of Manhattan Beach Hotel and the Oriental Hotel, as well as images of Starin's resorts at Alpine Grove, Glen Island, and New Rochelle. The central image depicts an image of Starin’s fleet of ships and steamboats on water, and other imagery includes people traveling to destinations on boats. Located on the left and right edges of the poster are two waving flags representing Star-in’s personal flag, abbreviated with a symbol of a star in place of lettering for his name. Date based on The Color Explosion. “Manhattan Beach Hotel and Bathing Pavilion.”--text, top left "Oriental Hotel (Manhattan Beach)."--text, top middle “Starin’s Alpine Grove on the Hudson.” -- text, top right “Starin’s fleet off the battery. N.Y. Harbor.” --text, center “Starins Glen Island, New Rochelle Harbor, Long Island Sound.” --text, bottom left “Starin’s Excursion Pavilion. Foot, Whitehall St.” --text, bottom right “Office, Pier 18. N.R between Courtlandt and Dey Sts.” -- text, bottom margin centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 53.02 x 70.49 cm (20 7/8 x 27 3/4 in.)
Tourism--Pictorial works Travel--Marketing Beaches--Pictorial works Hotels--Pictorial works Advertising--Tourism John H. Starin Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Place
New York (N.Y.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Travel & Exploration Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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