Typewritten note found in "Riding High: America in the Cold War," from the author, Carl Solberg (Columbia University), acknowledging Hannah Arendt's influence and requesting comments.
Hyde Park Post Office Mural Panel 8. "Dr. Samuel Bard gives first aid to a negro who has been burnt while his son William holds the lantern and his son-in-law John McVickar supports the wounded man. The latter was rector of St. James Church, the...
Newspaper clipping relates an early history of the fresh milk dairy industry. Believe written by Edward Harold Mott, famed author of “Between the Ocean and the Lakes; The Story of Erie.”
Hector St. John (Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur) formally sells his Pine Hill Farm, which he bought in 1769, to Thomas Moffatt.
During the American Revolution, he refused to take up arms against the British. Therefore, he was suspected of...
This indenture documents the sale from James Nesbit to J. Hector St. John of a 120 acres upon which J. Hector St. John would settle with his family and call it "Pine Hill."
Picture of 9 postcards; showing buildings and outdoor scenes from the Ellenville area. Pictures include Canal St. in Ellenville and Reformatory in Napanoch. Postmarked 1906.
Postcards; People associated with agriculture; Railroad stations
Picture of 10 postcards; showing buildings, outdoor scenes, animals, and people from the Ellenville area. Pictures include huckleberry pickers, Sam's Point, and O & W Station. Handwritten note on front. Postmarked 1906.
Photograph of Camp Hill Farm. Burgess Meredith and Paulette Goddard owned it for some years. It was later the residence of Alan Lerner, author of the books of "Love Life" (with Kurt Weill) and "Brigadoon."
Postcard showing the Perry - Blauvelt - Seth's Home, as it is called now, in the first quarter of the 20th Century. At this time the Seth's family had not owned it yet. The original structure of this home was built c. 1750, with additions...
Bodies of water; Rivers; Brick industry; Mountains;
Lithograph of Grassy Point, with the Hudson River in the background. Clay pits used by the brick industry, the village of Haverstraw and High Tor are visible.
This book uses the August 26, 2001 obituary page from "The New York Times" to create new readings of the existing text by isolating various words and lines.
A collaboration between the artist and her sister, this book explores the importance of shared memories and how they continually evolve. Eight memories are told, one on each double page spread.
In Skim Milk & Soft Wax, the author, who was raised to believe that Israel is the "land of milk and honey", explores her Jewish identity. Skim milk, a substance of decreased nutritional value, and wax, the stuff of religious offerings are used as...
