This elaborate instrument appears to measure the surface tension of a glass of water. It was created as part of Walter Maxwell Dotts' senior project entitled: Determination of the Free Energy Content of Solid Surfaces in Vacuo.
A young baby is sitting, propped up, in a Victorian wicker baby carriage. The wheels on the baby carriage are very thin and oversized. The carriage is decorated in elaborate bent wood and wicker.
Two young women pose for a studio portrait. Their dress suggests that some special occasion, perhaps party or graduation. The young woman on the left as we view her wears a dress of printed fabric, her sleeves elaborated with a series of peplums...
A woman sits outdoors on a wicker chair. This elderly lady may well have been photographed circa 1900 as her image was among the others here. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to say anything beyond late nineteenth century. She continues to...
Rachel writes to her father about her weekend activities which included sleigh-riding and the usual visits to friends who live in Poughkeepsie and who set out an elaborate afternoon tea. Music continues to be one of Rachel’s genuine interests,...
Looking towards an elaborate brick wall with a large tree behind it. The Dutch Garden was constructed 1934-36 under the supervision of Mary Mobray Clarke, landscape consultant, the park stands as a memorial to the early Dutch settlers and is a...
Black and white photograph of a Italianate style house and landscape. The house is located in the center of the photograph and surrounded by tall trees and bushes. In the forefront there is a road, with a stone wall, and an elaborate fence and...
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...
Needlework is silk embroidery and watercolor on silk of a scene from "Lady of the Lake," by Sir Walter Scott's. The needlework is titled on the bottom of the glass "Hylah Bevier., Blanche and Fitz James, 1813,"" note that Bevier is spelled wrong....
Watercolors; Christmas cards; New Year cards; Holidays; Seasons; Art;
Hand painted watercolor card of a woman in a long pink dress, with a blue shawl with red and green flowers at the hem. A blue bonnet, with a red feather and blue ribbon, is on her head. The woman is holding a basket outside an elaborate gray stone...
