This marble monument, which still stands on North Road in Tivoli, is the only remnant of the school built by John and Margaret Bard and James Starr Clark, later purchased and renamed by John Watts de Peyster. This gentleman was well known for,...
Photograph of the Hambletonian Monument located on Hambletonian Ave., at intersection with Oakland Avenue.
“Hambletonian, "The Father of Harness Racers" owned by entrepreneur Wm Rysdyck. Rysdyck's horses "Long Island Black Hawk" and "New York...
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Newspaper clipping with stories of the first one hundred years of the Chester Presbyterian Church and its ministers. Clipping also includes other short unrelated articles of local interest.
A clipping reporting on the 1907 Reunion of 124th Regiment Association and dedication of the Bradley Monument: "The Standard Bearer" a memorial to the service dead of the famous Orange County Civil War unit, the "Orange Blossoms."
Postcard showing monument on site of forge used in Revolutionary times. Colorized. The forge was known as Brewster's Forge. The forge was used to make some of the links in the chain that was placed in the Hudson River to stop the British in the...
Two photographs on a postcard. One of a monument erected to memorialize a massacre, the other photo showing a view of the town of Ellenville with the mountains in the background.
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.
Statue of Liberty - The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the world, which stands on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor, was presented to the United States by the people of France as a memorial of the ties of friendship which have united two nations...
Robert Fulton, the pioneer of steam navigation, was born in Fulton, Lancaster Co., Pa., Nov. 14th 1765. The "Clermont" , designed by him, was the first steamboat to make a successful trip. She was 133 feet long, 18 feet wide, 9 feet deep and 160...