Newspaper article about the arson trial resulting from the investigation following the disastrous fire of July 5, 1877 that consumed much of downtown Chester.
Map showing proposed underpass for the Meadow Avenue crossing, relocation of the 1841 Erie Station and construction of the new arts & crafts style Station.
A cattle drovers pass on the Erie Railroad from Deposit, N.Y. to Chester in 1851. They were shipped to Board & Thompson, Chester merchants. This removed any liability to the railroad from damages to the cattle during transport.
Dry plate negatives; Country life; Snow; Horses; Sleds & sleighs;
A horse and sled with two passengers are at the fork in the road at the village green in Upper Red Hook, New York. Children with sleds are standing by the side of the road waiting for the horse and sled to pass. Vehicle tracks can be seen in the...