Caption attached to photo reads: "The Madalin House was built in 1839, burned in 1909, and was rebuilt as the Morey Hotel. The small building next on the left housed a shoe repair and Moore's barbershop. In the 1970s Larry Broadmoore Esq. had a...
Though the postcard is titled "Tivoli High School", this building actually served children of all grade levels. The Tivoli school merged with the Red Hook School System in 1965 and was later renovated as an apartment building. It is currently...
An early image of the Saugerties Lighthouse on the Hudson River. Built in 1869, it had fallen into serious disrepair by the 1970s and 1980s. Through the efforts of the Saugerties Lighthouse Conservancy, the structure has been renovated; it is...
Photograph of Brooks Carriage & Sleigh Factory, located in Downtown Chester on Main Street at Center Street. With the advent of the automobile, it became Brook's Garage. Currently, 2006, this building is occupied by Bodle’s Opera House.
Lawrence & Durland illustrated bill head, cheese manufacturers. The rights to Cow Brand Neufchatel and Star Brand Cream Cheese would be acquired by the Kraft Foods and are currently marketed under the "Philadelphia" brand.
J. Durland & Son statement for supplies sold to Conklin & Roe Lumber Yard, which was located downtown across from the Erie Depot. The Durland Store was located in Uptown Chester at the corner of Main Street & Academy Avenue, then called Durland's...
Photo post card of the 1846 Chester Academy was located at the western end of Academy Avenue, where the CVS Drug is currently (2006) located. The land for the Chester Academy given by Charles Durland, ancestor of Maude Durland whose daughter was...
Trade Card advertising Hornby's Steam Cooked Oats. Currently sold under the brand "HO Oats." Hornby's mill was located on the Cromline Creek in Craigville, N.Y.
Trade Card advertising Hornby's Steam Cooked Oats. Currently sold under the brand "HO Oats." Hornby's mill was located on the Cromline Creek in Craigville, N.Y.
Forts & fortifications; Group portraits; Military personnel; Panoramic photographs; Soldiers
Sixteenth Recruit Troop, Fort Ethan Allen, Vt. Photo by McAllister, Burlington, Vt. Men from Chester are believed to be among the recruits. Fort Ethan Allen was a U.S. army installation in Vermont, named for American Revolutionary War figure...
A Razey photo of the Presbyterian church manse with open sheds in the rear for tying horse and wagons during services.
The structure is still standing (as of July, 2007). Currently occupied by: Ralston-Lippincott-
Hasbrouck-Ingrassia Funeral...
Photograph of Mark Roe sitting on the stone wall in front of Daniel Crommelin's Gray Court Plantation Mansion, posing as he did in 1938 for the photograph taken by his grandfather, Hamlet S. Roe, published in "Old Orange houses," by Mildred Parker...
Documents; Plantation owners; Plantations; Slavery; African Americans; Indians of North America; Agricultural facilities;
This document inscribed with a quill pen on parchment, records the sale of the 3066 acre Gray Court Plantation with certain personal property included in the sale. An attached paper memorandum of the chattels referred to in the primary document,...
Map showing subdivision of Daniel Crommelin's former holdings within the Wawayanda Patent in central Orange County. These parcels now in the Towns of Blooming Grove and Chester.
Photographs; College administrators; College presidents; Universities & colleges; Clergy;
The presidents and associates of the colleges of the Mid-Hudson region meet. Standing, from left to right: Dr. Alan Simpson, President of Vassar College; Dr. William J. Haggerty, President of New Paltz College of Education (currently SUNY New...
Architects' rendering of the new academic building (Hudson Hall) and cafeteria (Drumlin). The long building on the right hand side of the picture is Hudson Hall, which includes the future site of the library. In the background is the drawing for...
Alphabet sampler with three forms of lettering, silk threads on a linen backing. Vines, flowers and house with trees. Baskets show Germanic influence. Sampler currently being researched.
Alphabet sampler, 1827 created by Eliza Ann Vincent. Stitches consist of cross over (over 2), eyelet, tent, queen, romainian, italian cross and some composited stitches probably of the makers own design. Many of the alphabet motifs on this piece...
