William Matthews' scrapbook provides context for this scene: "An all important event of the year is the annual picnic to which everyone is invited. It is a combination of circus stunts, dramatics, chorus singing etc. From mid-afternoon to evening...
Newspaper clipping relates an early history of the fresh milk dairy industry. Believe written by Edward Harold Mott, famed author of “Between the Ocean and the Lakes; The Story of Erie.”
The 1926 business office of the Rhinebeck Gazette had windows that faced north on East Market Street. The room has high ceilings and leaded windows. Mr. Strong, editor of the paper, is sitting at the desk with a business machine on wheels next to...
Side view of unidentified house 2. House is combination of whitewashed stone and unpainted clapboard siding. Porch is visible on the front of the house. 1 chimney is visible. Back portion of house appears to be a later addition.
A seated young woman poses for a studio portrait. She wears a middy style blouse of cotton or linen, the high collar of the insert creating the stylish “V” line in the bodice of the combination, a wool skirt and belt with decorative buckle. ...
This woman wears fabric of what may be a silk/wool combination. However, there are two fabrics involved the “V” shaped insert in the front of her bodice. Here, a machine made open work fabric is layered over a lighter color. You can see this...
Warp: natural cotton. Binder: natural cotton. Pattern: blue dyed wool, red dyed wool, green dyed wool. The three color combination used here is striking. The coverlet has no border. The fringes are applied. The coverlet is seamed down the center.
Top caption reads: Residence of E.M. Wall, Esq, Haverstraw, NY. Bottom caption reads: Residence of Harvey E. Polhemus, Valley Cottage, Rockland County, NY.
