Overspreading on transit seats ca. 1850. Contentions on the Hamilton Avenue Ferry
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By The Red Hook WaterStories team All was not peaceful on the new Hamilton Avenue Ferry. People, particularly in the evening, were sprawling out across the benches, and extra deckhands were hired to keep the order. One of the directors suggested adding dividing armrests, but the Chief Engineer feared they would provoke ridicule. Overspreading to […]