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Advertisement for a fundraising event at the Chester Presbyterian Church for benefit of the Hampton Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute which was founded on the banks of the Virginia Peninsula by Brigadier General Samuel Chapman Armstrong in...
Warren Jewett sits with his back to the camera. The caption on the back of the photograph reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Jewett and Warren. Kindergarten Dairy. 1933". At this time kindergarten classes in New Paltz were at the Vandenberg Learning Center on...
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Eighteen young ball players from SUNY at New Paltz pose for a group photo. Nine of the men are wearing white vests, which is part of their uniform. All, except for one, are wearing dark turtle neck shirts. The man on the extreme right is wearing a...
The fire at the Old New Paltz Normal School. The fire took place on the evening of April 17th, 1906. John C. Haines wrote the following in his journal: "At 5 minutes of 12 tonight I winked the lights as a signet that I would shut down at 12 Oclock...
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Twelve cadets are standing in rows in front of the New Paltz Normal School. Each cadet is holding a rifle in their left arm in an upright position. Behind the cadets there are thin bales of wrapped hay, possibly used for bayoneting practice. There...
View of an empty lecture hall at the Normal School. An American flag has been hung under a portrait on the stage. Statues are seen on the stage as well as eight chairs and a desk.
Students posing in front of a doorway at the Normal School. The ladies are wearing typical 1895 dresses with large full sleeves. Men are dressed in dark suits.
Interior view of Kindergarten class with young children at work at their tables. Students are engaged in some type of hand work. There is a doll house on the right side of the room. A young boy stands on a chair reaching to an unknown destination...
The Normal School is visible through the trees in the rear of this view of the Wallkill River. A gazebo stands next to the road with some houses showing in the distance. There are several people playing by the waterfront.
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad cars take the forefront of this view of the devestation cause by fire at the Normal School in 1906. Sections of the building appear to still be smoking.
Letter written by Gertrude Dubois to her cousin Sarah, describing the aftermath of the burning of the Normal School and her travels to Poughkeepsie. A drawing depicts a silk waistcoat and hat.