Page one of a newspaper published by the Community Service Society (formerly the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor) about radio personality Wythe Williams' visit to Ward Manor in 1941.
Page two of a newspaper published by the Community Service Society (formerly the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor) about radio personality Wythe Williams' visit to Ward Manor in 1941.
A group of resident girls can be seen standing in front of the De Peyster Industrial School and Home on a foggy day. No photographs remain from the days of its existence as the Trinity School and Home for boys under the direction of James Starr...
Francis C. Post stands with some of the girls from the Watts de Peyster Home, formerly the Trinity School and Home. Mr. Post was superintendent of the farm from 1899 to 1910. At his death in December of 1910, a newspaper clipping read: "He was...
Hose Co. #1, Tivoli's Volunteer Firemen in full dress. They are standing in front of the De Peyster fire station which formerly stood across from St. Sylvia's Church on Broadway.
Four photographs depicting various views of the campus. Notable is the image of the Chapel with what appears to be a path at the south face. Identified here as the "circle," this walkway no longer exists. Also of interest is the photograph...
Various photographs of Paul Hartzell and a young woman identified as Ethel. Two photos indicate that they were taken at the Zabriskie boat landing, no longer in existence.
Three photographs depicting, clockwise from top left, the annual Freshmen 'Tug of War'; Paul Hartzell as a student; and a building identified here as the "eye sore" which no longer stands.
One of the Student Fire Department's two engines, a 1 ton, 400 gallon water tank Ford equipped with 150 feet of hose. Elie Shneour, one of the founding members of the Fire Department, suggested that the fire truck be white, rather than red, to...
One of the Student Fire Department's two engines. A pumping unit was purchased by the members and was moved around on a trailer until it was placed on this 1928 Ford fire truck.
One of the Student Fire Department's two engines. A pumping unit was purchased by the members and was moved around on a trailer until it was placed on this 1928 Ford fire truck.
