Theatrical productions; Military parades & ceremonies;
In May 1783, General George Washington met Sir Guy Carleton, Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty's forces in America at the Onderdonck House in Piermont. This picture and others, Nyack Library images #1578 to 1611, were taken at the 1983 reenactment...
The sloop Providence, an authentic full-sized replica of the Continental Navy ship which was the first war command of John Paul Jones, was in the Hudson River at Piermont for the May 14-15 reenactment of the 1783 meeting between General George...
George Washington (on right, played by Pietr Roos of Nyack) shakes the hand of his host, Sir Guy Carleton. Carleton and Washington had dinner together on the "Perseverance." This was a reenactment of the 1783 meeting formalizing Britain's...
Re-enactors of the 1783 meeting between General George Washington and Sir Guy Carleton stand and talk. This is an interesting assortment of uniforms of the Revolutionary War period.
Covers of "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi," " Baby Face," " Brown Eyes Why Are You Blue?," "Lucky Lindy," "Get Out and Under the Moon," and "Yes Sir! That's My Baby" were arranged for a photograph to be used in Clarence A. Baracks' book, "Growing Up...
On his last voyage, Henry Hudson, his son, and seven disabled seamen were forced into a small boat and set adrift in Hudson Bay. The picture is from a painting in the Tate Gallery, London, by Sir John Collier. The postcard was published in 1909 to...
This poster was created as part of a Riverspace fund raiser in May of 2007. The jazz musicians pictured here are all connected with Nyack. Starting at top left and moving clockwise are Buddy Christian and Eddie Sauter, Bobby Parks, unknown, Tito...
The white frame Dukes residence of South Nyack has a telescoping section on the left and a porch and carport (hidden by trees) on the right. Three large chimneys stick up through the roof, each with several flues. The main part of the house has two...
The Tall Ship comes to Rockland: The sloop Providence is an authentic full-sized replica of the Continental Navy ship which was the first war command of John Paul Jones. The ship sailed up the Hudson River to Piermont, NY, May 14-15, 1983, as part...
