W - Experimental - Bard College (WXBC) was founded in 1946 by Elie Shneour '47, Kyle Steele, Benjamin Heller, Albert Stwertkz, William Frauenfelder, Cyrus Bently, Arthur De Baun, John Bishop, Thomas Marshall, Donn O'Meara, and John Steketee, under...
A young woman poses for a studio portrait. Her skirt is long and narrow, but just barely long enough to cover her ankles, not truly full length. The peplum overskirt is really saucy. The rather plain blouse closes from left to right suggesting...
Looking down a tree-lined road. There are several buildings barely visible on either side of the road through the trees. Most of the trees have leaves on them, but the trees on the immediate right-hand side do not. There are typeset letters on...
On Fire House Bridge, on Lake Road, looking towards 6-corners. Mrs. C. R. Stone and a friend are leaning on the bridge railing. The school fence is barely visible on the left in the background.
On Broadway's east side, near the intersection with Hudson Avenue, were a barn and a carriage house which were removed to make room for the Nyack Library.
Gene Brown, author of Birds over Bear Mountain and a life-long resident of Upper Nyack, talks about his childhood, his education at the Upper Nyack School and the games and recreational activities children played in the Van Houten's Landing...
Miriam Haagens Wexler talks about her life: how she came to American from Holland on December 7, 1939 and later how the family came to Nyack. Along the way she talks about the Clarkstown Country, her family, her home, and especially her garden. ...
This automobile culvert, built of native sandstone, carries traffic in Spring Valley under the old Erie Railroad bed. A traffic light, barely visible here, controlled access to the one-way tunnel.
Florence Merritt holds baby Arthur Royden in the photographer's studio. The child is dressed in a christening gown. Barely visible is this information: "Van Wagner's was on Hudson Avenue and Broadway, DePews Glen, Nyack." The words 'Instantaneous...
This stone house, built in 1917, is barely visible from Route 9W. It has had several owners; some have been connected to the music industry. Called High Five, it is discussed in Terry Talley's book, "Gems of the Hudson."
The Church of St. Ann is built of stone and has a wide entryway and a high octagonal bell tower.The name of the photographer - J. Koehler, NY - can barely be seen to the right of the tree. The Breed's 1906 Nyack Directory lists several...
Discussion includes hobo activity in the 1920s, attending the circus; the Mary Powell steamboat; steamboat trips to New York City; family picnics at Kingston Point Park
