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...
From the Hudson River looking towards the shore and up a mountain. There is a rounded lighthouse at the end of the point. This is West Point Lighthouse and it was established in 1853 and discontinued in 1946. The original light was a thirty-two...
Nyack villagers and the Village Board gather for a picture just before the house next to the First Presbyterian Church is to be demolished. (Tallman Towers now occupies the location.) In the front row, second and third from left, are Rocco...
Tinted photo of a group of boys with an adult facing them, most sitting on ground, a young boy is kneeling and has a crow standing on his arm, the adult has a finger against the open beak of the crow.
