Bodice donated by the estate of Katherine Deyo Cookingham Downer. Description: Dusty pink bodice with pink satin trim and yellow and blue flowers; ruffled yoke extends from neck, over shoulder and tapers down to waist; shoulders also trimmed with...
Two postcards of the Nyack waterfront on the Hudson River. The one that is in very in poor condition has this typed description attached to the bottom: "Right foreground by Nyack Brook, shoddy factory; Huested's coal yard, DePew's greenhouses in...
This map depicts a road leading to a house labelled "Carpenter's." Blunt's description states "On Land of Mr. Carpenter; on high Hill half mile from Barn of 8 cornered house (Mr. Fowler's). 2 miles S. of Franklindale."
Donna Matthews, left, with her childhood friend Jackie Latocke, (now Smith). During this time period, many if not most local children learned to swim in this pool. William Matthews' scrapbook has this description of the pool: "In 1939, a cement...
New York Law passed on April 9th, 1811 containing nine clauses. Clause one states that in order to vote a person must declare that they are a freeholder, be 21 or over, and must have the value of two hundred and fifty dollars, and live within this...
Schools; Classrooms; School children; Education; Girls;
Sarah Maria Hasbrouck, a student of the newly founded New Paltz Academy, writes a composition describing the Village of New Paltz in the early 1830's.; Sarah Maria Hasbrouck, the first child of Levi and Hylah Hasbrouck, was born on November 12,...
The first picture in the set entitled "Storm King Highway Along the Hudson River" is of the newly built highway with only two automobiles on it. The caption at the bottom reads, "Climbing the steep grades going north." Information inside the outer...
Black and white photograph showing the Silver Pheasant Inn. The description on the postcard states the Silver Pheasant was located at the junction of Rt. 304 and Middletown Road in Pearl River, NY.
Postcard - Architectural drawing of west elevation of Wilderstein. Description on reverse of card - Wildestein, a treasured part of Dutchess County heritage, was built in 1852 by Thomas Suckley, on the Hudson River bank south of Rhinecliff. ...
Distant view of the Hudson River with the Half Moon and the Clermont ships, inset images of Henry Hudson on the upper left and Robert Fulton on the lower right. The bottom of the image contains a list of dates and description of activities for the...
Young wives pose for a photo in front of one of the bungalows. One woman holds a bouquet of fresh peonies. William Matthews' scrapbook provides further description: "18 summer bungalows have been built on the property--completely furnished, these...
Dramatics Club production of Emperor Jones. Description of the play can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor_Jones. Bill Duke has gone on to perform in plays, TV and to direct. His biography can be found at...
