In this letter to James Starr Clark, John Bard discusses finances of Trinity Academy, and goes on to express dismay at the illness of John Aspinwall. He indicates further that his family is in Stuttgart to enable his daughters Emily and Rosalie a...
A cattle drovers pass on the Erie Railroad from Deposit, N.Y. to Chester in 1851. They were shipped to Board & Thompson, Chester merchants. This removed any liability to the railroad from damages to the cattle during transport.
Iron industry; Industrial facilities; Photographic prints
Hudson Iron Works building, Hudson, New York, with railroad tracks and South Bay in the foreground. The village of Athens is visible across the Hudson River. This photograph is a modern copy print; the original image appears to have been a glass...
This is a handwritten receipt dated August 14, 1851. This receipts is for items bought by Captain C. Doughty from James Scott for the Schooner Henry Clay.
Full length photograph of three young children standing together in a row with a black puppy sitting at their feet. The two boys, Levi and Philip Bevier, are wearing button up jackets, white undershirts and a bow tie at their necks. The boy on the...
Two embroidery patterns one of roses and leaves in ink and the other is a geometric border pattern. The patterns were created using a hand drawn graphed background in pencil. The paper pattern was glued to another piece of paper, most likely for...
This image shows a "card" or advertisement for Peck & Van Dalfsen, dealers in furniture, carpeting, who were located at 21 and 23 Water St., Newburgh, NY. The text indicates that they recently moved to this location. Peck & Van Dalfsen offered an...
