Known as the Sweets, this house was bought by Kenneth and Cora Sweet in 1924. There is a history of their family and the Derven family in Terry Talley's book, "Gems of the Hudson." The turreted Victorian was built about 1868 on the site of the...
The Village of Nyack celebrated its 100th year with a parade of local groups and organizations. The Centennial Parade marchers have halted. Cut-outs here include the Tappan Zee Playhouse, carried by Judith Lawler, and the Lighthouse boutique.
A couple sits at the edge of the boat, with the waters of the river behind them. They were to observe the installation of the last part of the superstructure of the Tappan Zee Bridge.
This Bethlehem Steel advertisement in the January 1957 issue of "Civil Engineering" describes how steel sheet piling and steel H-piles were used in the construction of the Tappan Zee bridge. The caption under the picture of the bridge from water...
This aerial view shows changes that occured in Blauvelt, and all of Rockland County, after the Tappan Zee Bridge was built. Houses sprouted in fields that once grew corn and tomatoes. At the lower right, Blauvelt Road joins Western Highway. The...
"Rockland Female Institute," From The Tourist's Guide through the Empire State. 1871. Artist unknown. Opened in 1856, the institute provided higher education for women. It was located in South Nyack between Piermont Avenue and the Hudson River,...
Here's another view of the Hudson River and Tappan Zee Bridge from the top of Nyack's Oak Hill Cemetery. Names on headstones here are Nelson, Halstead, and Kolb.
Barges with towering cranes have tied up on the Rockland side of the Hudson River. The equipment was used in the construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge. Piermont and Tallman Mountain are in the distance.
Bridges; Bridge construction; Construction equipment;
This is one of the sharpest of Dr. Rooney's pictures. The supports for the Tappan Zee Bridge are being attached to the land at the Bight in Grand View. A construction crane is partly visible at the left.
Many of the pictures taken by Dr. Rooney are overexposed or taken in the fog. This one gives some idea of the equipment used to build the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Bridges; Bridge construction; Barges; Construction equipment;
The construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge has just begun. A barge loaded with materials and a crane sits between the pilings in the middle of the Hudson River.
Barges; Construction equipment; Bridges; Bridge construction;
Barges like this one - C & C 43 - moved the large pieces of wood and steel needed to build the Tappan Zee Bridge.The concrete structures stepping across the Hudson River can be seen in the background.
