Young men stand aboard a fire truck as it moves east on Nyack's Main Street, celebrating the end of World War II in Europe. Standing (heads before buildings) are Carl Lundgren, Bill Wanamaker, unknown, Lew Polhemus, Bob Van Wyck. On the running...
Within this presentation casket is the bottle, wrapped in bunting, that Josephine Board Johnson of Chester christened the Liberty Ship "S.S. Samhorn" at her launch from way number two of Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation in Savannah, Georgia,...
William J. Waldron, one of the four Waldron brothers of Nyack to serve in the Civil War, stands with his hat in his left hand and his right hand inside his coat. He has an Abe Lincoln beard. The foot of another man can be seen on the left side of...
William Haight Bradshaw, a volunteer for the Union during the Civil War, was a member of company K, Seventh Regiment. While enroute to Washington, he was captured by Mosely's guerillas and narrowly escaped with his life. He was honorably discharged...
When Iona Island was used to store munitions for the United States Navy, the area was a bustling community with over 100 buildings. A few of those can be seen: a large storehouse on the left, a guard house in the center, and a residence on the...
Wearing a dark suit, John D. Waldron sits on the back of a chair with his left hand on a table. He was a school trustee in 1853. The original photograph was made by Fernando Dressauer, NY. John D. Waldron was the father of Towt J., Carroll S.,...
W. A. Lawrence Milk can remnant recovered from the ruins of the his creamery 2004-03-02, just before its final demolition.
Brass letters "W A L" soldered on can.
Villagers stand at the 1945 Community Roll of Honor, erected in front of the First Reformed Church of Nyack. The roll contained names of community members who had served in World War II.
View of a tree-lined street. The monument on the left-hand side of the road is the Minisink Monument in Goshen, New York, marking the mass grave of the local casualties of the Battle of Minisink. In this battle of 1779,Joseph Brant led British...
Valley Cottage School was situated on what is now (1983) the parking area for cars. The photograph shows the west, or boys entrance and was before 1920 since the World War I memorial is not yet set.
