One of the Student Fire Department's two engines, a 1 ton, 400 gallon water tank Ford equipped with 150 feet of hose. Elie Shneour, one of the founding members of the Fire Department, suggested that the fire truck be white, rather than red, to...
Students practice extinguishing a fire. Practice commenced every Wednesday afternoon. In the foreground is the Fire Department's 1 ton, 400 gallon water tank Ford equipped with 150 feet of hose.
The disastrous fire of 1876 destroyed downtown Chester. To protect the village from future fires, the citizens of Chester under took to build both a water system and a fire company. This advertisement was sent to Joseph Durland, a founding member...
Postcard showing a steamer on the Hudson River, NY at night. Smoke billows from the vessel and the steamer is completely lit up. Possibly one of the Iron Steamboat Coaches.
Black and white postcard showing the Pathological Laboratory in the Nyack Hospital. Its shows several lab workers (one male and one female!) using the equipment in the lab. The back of the postcard reads " Well equipped to aid physicians in the...
Black and white postcard showing the Nyack Hospital in Nyack, NY. This is an exterior image, showing the hospital. The back of the postcard reads " The present enlarged hospital was opened December 8, 1925, and is in every respect a modern and...
Black and white postcard showing the X-Ray Department in the Nyack Hospital. The reverse of the postcard reads " Equipped with a General Electric X-Ray Corporation Model A Shock-Proof Unit, the most powerful machine of this type that they...
Typewritten letter on AAFS stationery from A. Piatt Andrew to Henry E.M. Suckley, dated 1916-07-20, re new section equipped by the New York Stock Exchange through efforts of H.E.M. Suckley's uncle; Suckley's services are desired as the leader of a...
