Donna Matthews, left, with her childhood friend Jackie Latocke, (now Smith). During this time period, many if not most local children learned to swim in this pool. William Matthews' scrapbook has this description of the pool: "In 1939, a cement...
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...
The 1927 yearbook, "The Annual" identifies the Lacrosse squad as follows: "Herbert Millington '27, Captain; Robert I. Brome, '28, Manager; John A. Watkinson; Edgar C. Kroll, '28; Leverett T. Smith; J. Kenneth Townsend; Robert Burbank; Kenneth S....
A photograph of the graduating class of 1877 mounted on posterboard. Around the image are the last names of the students in focus. "Class of" is handwritten within a Greek key border. "1877" is stenciled next to the key in large, red numbers,...
The twelve members of the Bard College Eulexian Society of 1904 sit on the grass in front of The Church of the Holy Innocents displaying the Eulexian banner. The Eulexian Society was a non-ritualistic literary fraternity established in 1860. The...
The fifteen students of the 1873 St. Stephen's College graduating class are individually photographed. Their portraits are organized within a posterboard grid. Handwritten letters at the top read "Class of," over a large, red, stenciled "1873"...
Bard College class of 1968 poses in front of the Memorial Gymnasium for a group portrait at graduation. Members of the class identified on the back of the photo include: John Clements; Peter Minichello; Dana Haussamen; Paula Fuchs; Marylyn...
Group photograph of the 1905 Chester High School Junior Football Team: Front row - Left to right - Ross Miller - Joe Ariskie - Lester Razy - Sanford Durland - Art Kane - Armour Courtier - Gus Lippert. Rear row- Left to right - Paul Schriver - Dick...
Photograph of dwelling located on the corner of High Street & Hambletonian Avenue, Chester, NY. William Rysdyk, of Hambletonian fame, sold the residence to Dr. C. P. Smith, Sr., who later sold it to Geo. M. Roe, great uncle of Arno Beiling who...
Photograph of Nellie Marvin’s wedding party: Mrs. McCready, Mrs. Houston, Miss Bessie -, Mr. Conklin, Mrs. Conklin, Mrs. Reed, Mr. McCready, Mr. Marvin, Mr. Basin (groom), Nellie (bride), Lerra Wilson, Mrs. Marvin, George Wilson, Isabelle...
Photograph of five Chester men in Gainsville, Florida. Dr. C.P. Smith, Sr. - driving; Nathaniel Thompson - chin covered up; John Knapp on front seat; Thaddeus Durland - rear with cap; and Lewis Masterson on donkey.
