In this early morning view, Nyack's Main Street is full of local businesses and shops. On the north side are the Blue Bird Shop, the Pickwick Library, the Lillian Shop (corsets fitted), Neisner's (a men's shop), Luleich's Bakery, Whelan Drugs,...
Tintypes; Studio props; Men; Boys; Hats; Backdrops; Fences;
Tintype with cut corners depicts a man and a boy standing together in a studio. Both rest their arms on a wooden fence prop, and a painted backdrop depicts a pine tree and other outdoor elements. Both men face the camera straight on, and wear hats....
Formal portrait of elderly gentleman with beard. He wears a jacket, dark vest with buttons, white shirt with stand-up collar, and dark tie. Written on back, “John Simmons 1797-1878. From his g.grandaughter Evelyn Wachter via Jean Wrolsen...
Cabinet card of gentleman in three-piece suit. He wears his tie in a Windsor knot, and a handkerchief peaks out of his left jacket pocket. His hairstyle and mustache suggest the late nineteenth century.
Justin Foote writes to Peter Van Gaasbeek about some business involving lack of molasses in New Windsor and Fishkill. He also wants to keep the friendship between the two men in good standing order. He congradulates Van Gaasbeek on becoming a father
Political elections; Political representation; Voting;
Letter from Peter Van Gaasbeek urging men to avoid the dangerous influence of the Governor in the Council of Appointment; that a recent appointment to that body was made for the Governor's satisfaction and not the community. The Governor and...
Portrait of Gerard Crane, who owned and managed menageries in the early 1800s, and later became Town Supervisor of Somers, New York (1833-37). With his earnings in the menagerie business he built an impressive stone house (1849) now a National...
Ken Cole standing in front of a van. In front of him are a handmade torch he and his father used when night fishing. Also in front of him are two blocks used in the creation of scap nets.
Discussion includes Virgil Cross, his work at Mohonk Mountain House and the family business which included a coal yard, a grocery store and the Cross Lumber Company, and rationing during World War II.
