This letter from Dr. John Bard to his teenaged grandson William encourages him to save and preserve printed publications on political topics of the day. His identity as a Loyalist can be inferred by the language that he uses in discussing two...
Clippings; History; Historical societies; Historians; Land grants; Taverns (Inns);
Newspaper clipping reporting on a Historical Society of Middletown and Wallkill Precinct meeting featuring Frank Durland’s paper on the importance of Chester in history. Apparently, this was clipped from Dr. Wesley Wait's copy of the newspaper.
Streets; Street lights; Pedestrians; Horses; Carriages & coaches;
Color postcard depicting an late 19th/ early 20th Century view of Nyack, NY. This postcard depicts Nyack when Edward Hopper was growing up, near the turn of the 20th Century.
Looking down Broadway in Nyack. On both sides of the street are large red brick buildings, three or four stories high. Electrical poles run the length of the street, with electric lights extending out over the street. There are wooden street...
On the Hudson River front looking farther up the river and up at Hook Mountain. Today Hook Mountain is the site of a 676-acre undeveloped park stretching through almost seven miles of waterfront and cliff slopes. At 730 feet, its summit offers...
On the Hudson River, rear view of the ferry boat. On the right-hand side of the ferry boat the name "Rockland" is visible. Ferry Service across the Hudson dates back to 1834 when Isaac Blauvelt started the first regular service with his small...
This memorial reads, "Lake Deforest Dam, Deforest Lake Reservoir of Spring Valley Water Works and Supply Company dedicated to the memory of Henry L. Deforest former president and director of Hackensack Water Company and Spring Valley Water Works...
This is a hand colored postcard featuring a photograph of the Newburgh Armory which is located at 145 Broadway in Newburgh, N.Y. The postmark is Oct. 7, 1914. It is addressed to Mrs. Orvetta Sears, Mountainville, Orange Co., N.Y. The message...
This is a hand colored postcard picturing the Balmville Tree, the oldest Eastern Cottonwood on record in the United States. A core sample taken by Harvard University in 1953 indicated that it started growing in 1699. It is situated at the...
