Gliding across the deep waters of Seneca Lake, the sightseeing boat "Stroller IV" is pictured passing the famous "Painted Rocks." According to the detailed description on the back, this excursion offered passengers a panoramic view of the foothills of the Alleghenys, Salt Industries, and Hector Falls. A highlight of the trip was seeing these lakeside cliffs illuminated after dark by a massive 1,000,000 candle power floodlight, ensuring the historic Indian Trail and pictographs were a "long remembered" sight for mid-century travelers.
Era: Linen 1930s (1937)
City: Watkins Glen
State or Region: New York (Finger Lakes)
Country: USA
Topic: Sightseeing Boats, Lakes, Native American History, Tourism
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: None
Address Side: Divided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Unknown
Publisher: R. C. Pomeroy, Watkins Glen, N. Y.
Printer: Curt Teich and Co., Chicago
Print Type: C.T. Art-Colortone (Linen)
This "Genuine Curteich-Chicago" postcard features a fascinating advertising blurb for Captain Palmer’s Lake Ride, noting that points of interest were explained over a "modern Public Address System." The card is in excellent uncirculated condition, preserving the vibrant colors of the "Stroller IV" and the rugged shale cliffs. It serves as a wonderful historical document of pre-war tourism in the Finger Lakes, distributed locally by R. C. Pomeroy.
