A rustic building with a single door and three windows sits next to a bare tree and low rock wall. There is a child sitting in the distance on the rock wall. Three wooden posts equidistant from each other are in the foreground.
The United States Hotel is decorated with bunting and American flags. Many people stand outside the hotel. A car is parked outside the hotel and a telephone pole is visible on the right side of the hotel. The hotel is a four-story building with...
Men and women performers are standing on a stage. The women are in dresses; the men are in suits. The audience is mostly children. Some of the children are in wheelchairs, one boy is on crutches, and the rest sit on folding chairs. Two men stand...
Dan DeNoyelles, dressed in a suit, and wearing eyeglasses, sits on a stool holding a brick in each hand. Bricks on display on wooden shelves specifically designed for this purpose cover the wall. Behind him, just a portion of the wall is used for...
Ten female students from Mount Saint Vincent Academy pose on a lawn in front of a brick building. Six women are seated; four are standing. Two women hold books, and two are engaged in a board game. The women are dressed formally in long button-down...
Photograph is an aerial view of a portion of the Haverstraw waterfront. It was taken by Captain David Delisio from an Air Force helicopter. Many buildings and homes are captured as well as the Hudson River.
Swine; Slaughtering; Pails; Country life; Photographs;
Seven women, four men, five children and a baby pose near slaughtered headless pig carcasses. The woman on the far left of the photograph is holding a hatchet. The five carcasses are eviscerated and hanging from trusses. two wooden buckets are on...
Photograph is taken from an elevation allowing an expansive view of the town of Haverstraw. Many houses and buildings are in view. Beyond the town is the Hudson River and the hills of Westchester County. There is a boat pulling a barge on the...
A photograph taken from a low-angle of the rocks along the Hudson riverfront. The rocks are prominent in the photograph and beyond the Hudson River is seen as well as the foggy outline of the mountainous landscape.
Photograph of the home of Joshua Hett Smith. The house is two stories, with a porch, balcony, and a widow's walk. There is a low rock wall in front of the house and trees on both sides of the house. An inscription on the photograph reads " 'The...
Photographs; Dirt roads; Utility poles; Stone walls;
A unidentified dirt road extends into the distance. On either side of the road is a low rock wall. Telephone poles are on the left side of the road and another road intersects on the left. There are bare trees lining the road on both sides. The...
In this photograph, the shoreline of the Hudson River along with a portion of a road, and buildings are displayed. Telephone poles line the road on both sides. The date "1905" is handwritten in the sky on the photograph. A handwritten note on the...
A memorial featuring two large gray ship's anchors set against a large rock. The rock features a memorial plaque on which is visible a ship. An older man wearing a heavy coat and hat is standing near the memorial with his right hand on the anchor...
A photograph of thirty-one seated students. A woman is standing at the rear of the classroom. The teacher's desk at the front of the classroom has piles of books. A framed picture of the Venus de Milo is at the back of the room. The students appear...
Railroad tracks lined by telephone poles are in the foreground of the photograph. Beyond the rail lines, Haverstraw industry, buildings and houses are visible on the Hudson River Shoreline. The photograph is creased and taped from the top to the...
Electricity; Hotels; Photographs; Street lights; Electric lighting;
Photograph of the United States Hotel on Main Street, Haverstraw, New York. The four-story hotel is a corner property that wraps around the two-intersecting streets. There are several people standing in front of the motel. A woman stands on the...
An aerial view of the town center of Haverstraw from a long time ago. The town center is concentrated in the middle of the photograph, and clear land with few buildings lay beyond. A note with the photograph indicates, "HAVERSTRAW c. 1903 - LOOKING...
A well-dressed man in a suit and straw hat poses in front of a steam shovel. A man stands operating the steam shovel while another man looks on. Also nearby is a horse and rider. Beyond the steam shovel are mining carts. A handwritten note on the...
Celebrations; Fire fighters; Fire engines & equipment; Horses;
A celebration at the S.W.Johnson Steamer firehouse. The firehouse is decorated with bunting and ribbons. The two-story firehouse is brick. The windows have wooden shutters and the firehouse doors are wood. Above the firehouse doors is a banner that...
