Scene from history of Rhinebeck ca. 1774. "General Richard Montgomery and his wife, Janet Livingston, plant locust seedlings on what will become the lawn of "Grasmere." The bricks were baked in a home-made kiln. An ox tramples clay near an...
Scene from history of Rhinebeck ca. 1774. "General Richard Montgomery and his wife, Janet Livingston, plant locust seedlings on what will become the lawn of "Grasmere." The bricks were baked in a home-made kiln. An ox tramples clay near an...
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 advertisement was sent to Joseph Durland, a founding member...
Image of a woman standing in a room wearing a black skirt and holding a flower in her right hand. Her shadow is projected as a person holding a rifle or another type of gun over their left shoulder.
Law passed March 8, 1773 that made it illegal to fire guns from December 31 to January 2. If a white person is found guilty of breaking this law he or she would have to pay a fine of 20 shillings or serve 1 month in jail. If a slave is found guilty...
Meeker Griffin writes to his parents hoping that they are in good health. He describes an incident in Army Company H, where a soldier is accidentally shot and killed and another is wounded.
Beaches; Artillery (Troops); Artillery (Weaponry); Landing craft; Airplanes; Military personnel; Military vehicles;
This photograph depicts military personnel on a beach with the water in the background. There is radio in a foxhole in the foreground. Immediately behind it is an artillery gun pointed towards the sky. There are five men surrounding the gun. ...
