The Hudson Profile of James W. Ellsworth
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Jan 26, 2018
James William Ellsworth, industrialist, benefactor of Hudson: October 13, 1849 - June 2, 1925. Produced in 1999. Written by Joan May Maher. History provided by Thomas L. Vince. Produced by Frank Youngwerth and Barbara Breedon VanBlarcum. The program tells of his life (youth in Hudson, coal baron in Pennsylvania, marriage and Columbian Exposition in Chicago, his art collections, and his return to and influence on Hudson) and lots more. Many archive images from the WRA Archives where Ellsworth's files are stored.