Invoice dated Dec. 18, 1894, with a total due of $1.53, made out to Mr. [G. Abrams] from a store in Rutsonville, N.Y. The invoice includes the following in the printed header: VanWyck & Crookston: Dealers in Groceries and Provisions. Teas, Coffees...
(A) A man, a woman and two children grouped on an outdoor stairway appear to be a family. The man has a beard and wears boots. The little girl wears a long sleeved dress; the little boy wears a jacket and vest. The woman wears an apron over her...
(A) Formal studio portrait of Gertrude and George Abrams. Gertrude was born in 1861 to James and Catherine Crookston who lived in the Tuthill section of Gardiner, N.Y. She was one of at least six children. She married George Abrams on January 30,...
Mailboxes; Winter; Roads; Country life; Clothing & dress; Snow;
Gertrude Abrams stands by a mailbox in the winter with snow on the ground. The mailbox is probably located in front of the Abram house and farm at 9 Butterville Road, New Paltz, NY.
William E. DuBois poses with his sister, his niece and pets on the porte-cochères of his home at 81 Prospect Street. Mr. DuBois sits on the porch wall leaning against a pillar. His youngest sister Marian DuBois Hoysradt stands in the rear holding...
Resorts; Vacations; Lodging houses; Summer; Accordions; Musical instruments; Folk music;
An accordion player dressed in lederhosen (leather shorts) and suspenders sits on a barrel in front of the porch at the Mill Brook House. The person standing next to him is apparently a man dressed in a woman's bathing suit and hat. Located at...
The large frame house was built as a private home for William E. DuBois in 1899. Daniel Shaw bought the house and property in 1932 for $12,000. He immediately built a large swimming pool and pond by erecting a 60-foot-long dam across the Millbrook....
This three-story house with tower and large porch was built in 1899 for William E. DuBois in New Paltz, NY. He owned the house from 1899 to 1932. It was designed for him by a C. Wheeler; the architectural house plans are filed in the...
Harry Kaiser sits with his feet on an ottoman in front of a fireplace smoking a cigar. This interior shot was taken in the Kaiser family residence located at 39 N. Chestnut St., New Paltz, NY. Caption on back of the photograph...
William Conrad Kaiser Sr. (1843-1925) stands in his front yard holding a small dog. Tthe three-story brick house was built in 1892 with bricks from Low's local brickyard. Note the barn behind the house.
Little Dirk R. DeWitt joins "Casey" in the cab of the massive engine on the Wallkill Valley Railroad, New Paltz-Gardiner section. This steam locomotive was an engine in the Ten Wheeler class (4-6-0s). It was originally one of twenty made in...
Leah writes about Daniel losing his hat from a train car, her illness and Sisey's influenza. She writes about many of the "invalids" she meets in Saratoga.
Leah is joined by her aunt Ann while staying on Staten Island. She writes about her trip to New York City. Leah is not feeling well and mentions how difficult the cold baths are. She writes about shopping, making calls and her attempts at having...
Women; Health; Food; Water; Correspondence; Religion; Religious education; Religious services; Methodist churches;
Leah will be leaving NY and is making plans to arrive in Newburgh. She mentions that she has had little benefit from bathing and gives details of a sermon she has just heard. She writes of the kindness Maria and Jonathan have shown her.
Leah thanks Maria for her long letter and hopes that with the help of her new gold pen she can do the same. She misses her old home, but comments that her new home is satisfactory. She writes about her new friends and requests some of her things,...
In this, the first letter Thomas writes to his new in-laws, he tells them of his and Leah's good health. He does write that Leah was a little weak in church, but quickly recovered. He mentions the death of a neighbour.
