Atlantic Docks, 1888 Etching
The Atlantic Dock etched by Charles Adams Platt (1861-1933) in 1888. A three-masted schooner tied up to a pier dominates the left side of the image
Red Hook Flats has Hermit on Mystery Ship, 1931
Month after month a three-mastered schooner was seen anchored off-shore in the Red Hook Flats. On board was just one man who never went ashore. How he got by was a mystery to the few folk who knew of his existence. He was not hiding; he had...
Erie Basin, sketch by Charles Henry White. 1906
Line drawing showing tall masted schooners in Erie Basin. The artwork, done in 1906 by Charles Henry White is in the collection of the Museum of the City of New York: 29.100.2351