Hudson River Night Line uniform button

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Two-piece low-convex brass uniform button, coat size: 23 mm.Front: rope border, the words "Hudson River Night Line" encircling a flag with the letters "HRNL" on it, all on a lined field. Back mark: C.V. Smith & Son Bklyn. N.Y. Very good condition. Note about the company: In 1902 Charles W. Morse acquired control of both overnight steamboat lines on the Hudson River - the People's Line, established in 1835, and the Citizens' Line, established in 1872 - and organized the Hudson Navigation Company to operate them. They were collectively known as the Hudson River Night Line .