July 1909, the Rhinebeck Gazette purchased a Mergenthaler Junior Linotype composing machine. The keyboard is similar to a typewriter. This machine was used to set the type that would be printed in the newspaper. In 1910 it was considered one of the...
The man standing on the right is putting blank sheets into the printing press. The man sitting is working on reviewing the typeset. There are two people in the back by the windows setting type. A small job press is on the left used for ads and...
Rhinebeck Gazette won this 1925 trophy for the best editorial page. The Gazette had won awards in various state competitions. The Rhinebeck Gazette competed in a national competion and won this silver cup in 1925. The award was for having the best...
The 1926 business office of the Rhinebeck Gazette had windows that faced north on East Market Street. The room has high ceilings and leaded windows. Mr. Strong, editor of the paper, is sitting at the desk with a business machine on wheels next to...
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Allan Ryan, owner of the famous Ankony Farm owned this decorated woodie station wagon. The car was decorated for the Dutchess County Fair, Rhinebeck, New York. The Ryan family of Ankony Farms showed Angus cattle, horses and dogs at the fair.