Nyack welcomes veterans of World War I. Arch was built in front of Nyack library. (WWI). Parade of automobiles with man on horseback in front. American flag at right. Utility poles and lines visible.
Valley Cottage men pause after the affixing of the World War I memorial plaque to a boulder. Children look out of the open windows of the school. This must have been a big event in the tiny hamlet.
Valley Cottage men, presumably those who served, stand on either side of the World War Memorial Plaque, which was affixed to a boulder in the school yard. Children watch from the ceremony from the school windows. See also Nyack Library image #2495.
Setting the memorial stone for the World War I memorial at the Valley Cottage School. In the first row: Eddie Bach and Victor Manoli. In the second row: Frank Curley, Bobby Garrison, Tommy O'Brien. In the third row: Jack Scherrer, Walter...
When the New York State Thruway cut a huge swath through the Village of South Nyack, the beautiful Bell Memorial Chapel was demolished. The chapel and bell tower were built of Indiana limestone in 1899 and for more than 50 years, the soft tones of...
Looking east toward three houses (42, 44, and 46) on North Chestnut Street in New Paltz, NY. This snowy scene has a barn in the background. The dated photograph identifies the young boy as Albert Fowler (a grandson of Oscar Zimmerman). The woman is...
Wilson Memorial Academy was a prep school associated with the Nyack Missionary Institute. The large four-story building was on South Mountain, overlooking the villages of Nyack and South Nyack. Groups of students stand on the first floor porches;...
Caption of back reads: "Williams Lake Polar Bears, January 27, 1935. Binnewater, Ulster County, New York." Ten men in bathing suits strike a formal pose for the camera on a snow- covered frozen Williams Lake beside a small rectangular section...
Three men swim in Williams Lake in the winter. A rectangular hole has been cut in the ice for this "polar bear" activity. Three other men stand on the edge, in singlet type bathing suits. One of them is just about ready to jump or dive in. Two...
Caption on back reads: "Williams Lake Polar Bears, Binnewater, Ulster County, N.Y. January 27, 1935". Two men sit with their laps buried in a large pile of snow on frozen Williams Lake. They are barechested with bare legs. Two skis are stuck in...
This large house with fish-scale shingles was once the residence of William Voorhis. It's located at 157 Piermont Avenue, South Nyack, and is now the Olsen Center, part of Simpson Memorial Church.
