1900-1909

The Cornell tugs "Osceola" and "G.C. Adams" towing in tandem passing the Saugerties Lighthouse, c. 1900. HRMM Collection

The Cornell tug “Coe F. Young” steams along to its next job. This is a classic tugboat photo, c. 1900, featuring traditional rope and wooden bumpers, a gold eagle on the pilot house and a steamer flying from a pole. Donald C. Ringwald Collection, HRMM

A Cornell sidewheel towboat (at left), and propeller tug (at right), towing a large flotilla of mostly ice barges in the lower Hudson, c. 1900. Donald C. Ringwald Collection, HRMM

A small local freight tow including lumber, off Marlboro, c. 1900. Donald C. Ringwald Collection, HRMM

Two Cornell tugs, one the “Edwin H. Mead,” are at the Ice House Dock at Marlboro, c. 1900. Cornell tugs were stationed along the river to work other areas. Donald C. Ringwald Collection, HRMM

Cornell tug “H.D. Mould” at the Newburgh Day Line pier ca. 1900 with another Cornell tug to the north, and a freight schooner beyond that. Cornell tugs were stationed at the main ports along the Hudson ready to tow and move freight whenever they were needed. Donald C. Ringwald Collection, HRMM

The Cornell tug “E.L. Levy” looking good in drydock in a boatyard on the Rondout with crew board, surrounded by boatyard workers, c. 1905. Donald C. Ringwald Collection, HRMM

In this c. 1905 photo, a tugboat and a towboat are towing two passenger barges full of people in the Coxsackie area on a summer excursion, perhaps to an upriver park. Donald C. Ringwald Collection, HRMM

A summer outing on the Cornell tug “Geo. C. Van Tuyl, Jr.”, c. 1909. For special events, Cornell tugs took passengers out on the River. Donald C. Ringwald Collection, HRMM

Cornell Steamboat Company tug “Hercules” attempting to break through heavy ice to keep a channel open in the Hudson, early 20^thcentury. “Hercules” was known and used as an icebreaker. HRMM Collection

The Cornell Steamboat Company tug “Pocahontas” was built in 1884 and acquired by Cornell in 1901. The “Pocahontas” had a sister tug, the “Osceola.” This large and handsome tug operated on the Hudson River until 1939. Donald C. Ringwald Collection, HRMM

The Cornell tug “William S. Earl” at the Cornell dock with the “John D. Schoonmaker”. The “Earl” had a career of 88 years, with 63 years at Cornell. She was a great favorite of the Cornell company. Donald C. Ringwald Collection, HRMM