Advertisements; Fire engines & equipment; Fire extinguishers;
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 illustrated advertisement was sent to store owner Joseph...
This large and stately residence is a good textbook example of the Italianate style with a mansard roof. The central tower has port-hole dormers. Built in 1870, this house was - and still is - stucco-ed. In 1927 the house was home to the Rockland...
A young man on skates holds his ice sail, used to quickly traverse the length and width of Rockland Lake. There is a wide expanse of water near the shore, crossed by a narrow board. Another man stands on it. This picture is one of four stamped with...