This view of the grounds of Trinity School shows the extent of the operation. At its height, the facility included a gymnasium, barn, steam laundry, orchard, garden and vineyard on its ten acre site. James Starr Clark saw to it that the...
Originally built under the direction of James Starr Clark with funds provided by John and Margaret Bard, this school had many names throughout its history. It began as Trinity School and Home, sometimes called Trinity Academy. When Clark...
A group of resident girls can be seen standing in front of the De Peyster Industrial School and Home on a foggy day. No photographs remain from the days of its existence as the Trinity School and Home for boys under the direction of James Starr...
Francis C. Post stands with some of the girls from the Watts de Peyster Home, formerly the Trinity School and Home. Mr. Post was superintendent of the farm from 1899 to 1910. At his death in December of 1910, a newspaper clipping read: "He was...
This marble monument, which still stands on North Road in Tivoli, is the only remnant of the school built by John and Margaret Bard and James Starr Clark, later purchased and renamed by John Watts de Peyster. This gentleman was well known for,...
Advertisements; African Americans; Blacks; Boarding schools; Fund raising; Indians of North America; Schools
Advertisement for a fundraising event at the Chester Presbyterian Church for benefit of the Hampton Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute which was founded on the banks of the Virginia Peninsula by Brigadier General Samuel Chapman Armstrong in...
Stock receipt for one share of the New Paltz academy purchased by Jacob J. Dubois. He paid twenty-five dollars for the share. It is signed by Solomon Elting.
School children; Schools; Boarding schools; Women; Men; Childhood & youth;
There are 31 people gathered for a group portrait in front of the New Paltz Academy building. The 11 males are dressed in dark suits with white collared shirts underneath. Most are wearing ties. The dresses the women are wearing are double...
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad cars take the forefront of this view of the devestation cause by fire at the Normal School in 1906. Sections of the building appear to still be smoking.
Schools; Boarding schools; Landscape photographs; Railroad construction & maintenance;
Rear view of the four-story brick Normal School building with railroad ties about to be laid for the Wallkill Valley Railroad. A white wooden fence encloses the school grounds. The Wallkill River is visible in the background as well as the...
Sarah Maria Hasbrouck, wrote this composition about her residence at Locust Lawn while she was attending the New Paltz Academy. In this composition Sarah Maria describes her residence and the surrounding area in detail. She writes about the road...
Berachah Home was on the campus of the Missionary Institute. The card was sent to Mrs. Laura R. Parsons, Plymouth, NH. "Your card rec'd. Was glad to hear from you. Elwin and I are at Nyack, NY, Missionary Institute studying. Have live rooms for...
