Indians of North America; Hunting; Arrowheads; Stonework;
Thin, flat blades commonly made from Onondaga Chert. Very similar to Meadowood Points in morphology, only lacking side notches. They are often found in caches or burials sites (several burial site blades are colored with red ocher). The purpose of...
A Christmas Greeting card with a picture of the Nyack Turnpike looking east at Hackensack River, which is an unfinished watercolor sketch by John William Hill, 1872
Rectangular shaped light blueish gray stiffened mesh, with a central oval shaped floral design in Berlin work and beadwork. The floral design has a central composition, with flowers in white and brown and leaves in gray. Around the central floral...
Embroidered picture in black and white, this technique was known as "printwork" because it imitated etchings and engravings. The composition has been sketched out in pencil and the embroidering in the foreground has been begun with tiny stitches....
Young Men's Christian associations; Building construction;
In the front and center is the Nyack YMCA which is under construction, but people are seated in the unfinished building. There is also a crowd on the street. In the background are the Tappan Zee Playhouse and the steeple of the Reformed Church.
On Broadway are several carriages filled with people and behind them, a sizable crowd has gathered on the ground in front of Nyack Library. The stone walls are partly constructed and people are inside the building; a few (Are they cadets?) stand...
In 1925, the ferry slips dominated the Nyack waterfront. To right of center are the oil tanks of Standard Oil. On the left, an unfinished Memorial Park looks bare. This postcard is a reprint of a 1925 photograph.
