"Victor Salladin", verso of photograph. Long time residents still remember Vic's Village Variety as a place to buy fresh meats, breads, and general grocery items, and Vic himself as a warm proprietor never too busy to show kindess to children. ...
In the spring 2005 issue of About Town magazine, Dorothy Crane writes about the 'pool by the falls': "The pool was an integral part of summer life at Bard for 20 years after the college acquired it. A green canopy of overhanging trees shaded the...
This is a manuscript letter from Robert Fulton to an associate of the Livingston family regarding an ongoing financial dispute between himself and member(s) of the Livingston family.
Hyde Park Post Office Mural Panel 15. "1870-- William Meier (head of Hyde Park's caviar industry) pulls up an oversized sturgeon helped by Abe Atkins [an African American veteran who had fought in the Civil War as a member of Co. G of the 20th...
From "Murals in the Hyde Park Post Office:" "1905--Young Franklin D. Roosevelt and Colonel Archibald Rogers clear out dead wood to prepare for scientific reforestation."
Panel 1 of Rhinebeck Post Office Mural. From "Murals in the Rhinebeck Post Office:" Panel 1(a): Some time between September 12 and 20 Henry Hudson's "Half Moon" may have anchored near Rhinecliff. A sailor chopping a tree is watched by Indians" who...
Panel 9 of Hyde Park Post Office mural. From "Murals in the Hyde Park, New York Post Office:" "The Dickinson grist and saw mill built before 1797 by Dr. John Bard, the only existing example of early Hyde Park Industry."
Panel 9 of Hyde Park Post Office Mural. From "Murals in the Hyde Park, New York Post Office:" "The Dickinson grist and saw mill built before 1797 by Dr. John Bard, the only existing example of early Hyde Park Industry."
Panel 12 of Rhinebeck Post Office Mural. From "Murals in the Rhinebeck Post Office:" Contemporary Rhinebeck, deserted orchard on the left--Productive one on the right--The State Road, a milk truck-- violet houses, Park Plaza, the latest real estate...
The "Clermont" sails by Slate Dock on its August 17th, 1807 maiden voyage. The "Clermont" was designed by Robert Fulton, built in partnership with Robert Livingston, and named after Livingston's Hudson Valley estate. Though Fulton's project was...
From "Murals in the Hyde Park Post Office": "July 24, 1835. Dr. David Hosack and Miss Harriet Martineau drive a gig past Bard's Rock where the crew of a whaler roll casks of spring water to their ship. Dr. Samuel Bard's store and two dwellings face...
Panel 11 of Hyde Park Post Office Mural. From "Murals in the Hyde Park Post Office:" "1905--Young Franklin D. Roosevelt and Colonel Archibald Rogers clear out dead wood to prepare for scientific reforestation." In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt...
The Chester Horse Thief Detective Society poster putting thieves on notice that they will be pursued, should they dare steal a horse or car in Chester.
Photograph of Brooks Carriage & Sleigh Factory, located in Downtown Chester on Main Street at Center Street. With the advent of the automobile, it became Brook's Garage. Currently, 2006, this building is occupied by Bodle’s Opera House.
Photograph looking south at the Durland General Store at Main Street and Academy Avenue, uptown Chester, before the columns were removed and the front of the building enclosed. The small building to right of Durland's Store was Razey's Photography...
Original advertisement sign of George H. Brooks, stating Hand Made Wagons & Carriages Painted.
George H. Brooks moved from Sterling Furnace to Sugar Loaf in 1885, and operated a Blacksmith Shop. In 1895 he moved to Chester to a wooden building...
