New York Ferryboat Captain Retires, 1929
3,070 views · Published 19 February 2018 · 6:22 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: Speed Graphic Film and Video · 2018 · Autos & Vehicles
Captain William Frost retired as ferryboat captain for the Lackawanna Railroad in January 1929. He had, by his own estimation, crossed the Hudson 465,536 times in his nearly 47 years on the river. Movietone News's sound cameras were aboard as he made his last official crossing.
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