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    • Old Jail South Nyack Village Hall

    • Old Jail South Nyack Village Hall

    • City & town halls; Jails;

    • Pictured is an iron doorway, leading to the single cell of the South Nyack Village Jail. The inside of the room appears to be filled with miscellany.This building was destroyed when the Tappan Zee bridge and Thruway were built.
    • Bell Memorial Chapel Bells

    • Bell Memorial Chapel Bells

    • Churches; Bells;

    • After removal from the Bell Memorial Chapel, three large bells sit on the floor. These chimes were used in the Bell Chapel for more than half a century and would be installed in Grace Church, Nyack. The largest bell, measuring 2900 pounds and 52...
    • Nyack School Board Meeting

    • Nyack School Board Meeting

    • Schools; School boards;

    • Chairs have been set up on the gymnasium floor for a Nyack school board meeting. White-haired Mary Virginia Parkhurst, the reporter, sits in the center of the front row left.
    • The Vema

    • The Vema

    • Boats; Sailboats;

    • The three masted 'Vema', the Lamont Geological Laboratory ship, is in the Hudson River south of the Tappan Zee Bridge.
    • South Nyack: House Razed for Thruway

    • South Nyack: House Razed for Thruway

    • Houses; Mansard roofs;

    • This three story, mansard roofed house was demolished to make room for the Thruway. As the Bell Memorial Home on Hillside Avenue, it was for 55 years a rest home for Episcopal clergy and families. Earlier it was the "Heart's Ease Cottage."
    • Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blount Sr.

    • Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blount Sr.

    • Anniversaries; African Americans; Young Men's Christian associations;

    • Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blount sit surrounded by members of their family at a golden wedding anniversary party. Back row: Henry Artopee, Dorothy Blount Artopee, Walter Blount Jr., Mineola Blount, Brunetta Blount Ware, Carter Ware. Front: Grandchildren...
    • Americanization Class

    • Americanization Class

    • Americanization; Rites & ceremonies; Portrait photographs;

    • A student is congratulated at the graduation exercises of an Americanization Class in Nyack. From left to right are Clinton Foster, president of Nyack School Board; Supreme Court Justice Morton Silverman; the student (unidentified); Mrs. Olga...
    • At the Nyack YMCA

    • At the Nyack YMCA

    • Young Men's Christian associations; Portrait photographs;

    • At a YMCA meeting are (left to right): Dr. Jefferson Weishaar, Jr., Homer Lydecker Jr., unidentified, and Gerald Hoffman, Y secretary.
    • Girl Scouts and Brownies Planting Shrubbery

    • Girl Scouts and Brownies Planting Shrubbery

    • Politicians; Girls;

    • Girl Scouts and Brownies are planting shrubbery at the new Orangetown Town Hall. Supervisor Clarence Noyes is kneeling at the left. Standing in the back are Councilman Joseph Wright, Town clerk Bernard Vallilgny, and Scout leader Diane Rivet. Mrs....
    • Piermont Village Board

    • Piermont Village Board

    • Villages; Politicians; Rites & ceremonies;

    • John Boyan, village clerk, administers the oath of office to (left to right) William Lynch, Mayor Rocco Memmolo, and Americo (Bo) DiFrancesco.
    • Nyack Hospital Nurses' Aide Class

    • Nyack Hospital Nurses' Aide Class

    • Nurses; African Americans;

    • Seven women and two men stand in uniform, posing for their graduation from the class at Nyack Hospital. In the center is George Celentano, the first male nurse at that institution. One of the nurses is Frances Pratt, third from left.
    • Frank Raso and Sons

    • Frank Raso and Sons

    • Families; Business & finance; Portrait photographs;

    • Frank Raso, on the right, had three sons, Dominick, Peter, and Joseph. All were involved in the beverage distribution business in Nyack.
    • Nyack Housing Authority Officials

    • Nyack Housing Authority Officials

    • Urban renewal; Portrait photographs;

    • Signatures are written on papers in some official act. Seated are Hezekiah Easter, Nyack trustee, and Donald Price, chairman of the Nyack Housing Authority. Standing are an unidentified attorney, Dorothy Owen - the executive director and housing...
    • Nyack Republicans

    • Nyack Republicans

    • Political parties; Politicians; Portrait photographs;

    • Three Nyack Republicans smile for the photographer. On the left is Dominick Yacopino; center - Van Wyck Haring; and right - Arthur Prindle.

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