In this image taken in the summer of 1945, the Zabriskie family still owned Blithewood and much of the land adjoining Bard College. As evidenced by this image labelled 'Zabrisky's (sic) Falls', a good deal of student trespassing transpired before...
(A) A man, a woman and two children grouped on an outdoor stairway appear to be a family. The man has a beard and wears boots. The little girl wears a long sleeved dress; the little boy wears a jacket and vest. The woman wears an apron over her...
(A) Formal studio portrait of Gertrude and George Abrams. Gertrude was born in 1861 to James and Catherine Crookston who lived in the Tuthill section of Gardiner, N.Y. She was one of at least six children. She married George Abrams on January 30,...
Mailboxes; Winter; Roads; Country life; Clothing & dress; Snow;
Gertrude Abrams stands by a mailbox in the winter with snow on the ground. The mailbox is probably located in front of the Abram house and farm at 9 Butterville Road, New Paltz, NY.
William E. DuBois poses with his sister, his niece and pets on the porte-cochères of his home at 81 Prospect Street. Mr. DuBois sits on the porch wall leaning against a pillar. His youngest sister Marian DuBois Hoysradt stands in the rear holding...
Resorts; Vacations; Lodging houses; Summer; Accordions; Musical instruments; Folk music;
An accordion player dressed in lederhosen (leather shorts) and suspenders sits on a barrel in front of the porch at the Mill Brook House. The person standing next to him is apparently a man dressed in a woman's bathing suit and hat. Located at...
Harry Kaiser sits with his feet on an ottoman in front of a fireplace smoking a cigar. This interior shot was taken in the Kaiser family residence located at 39 N. Chestnut St., New Paltz, NY. Caption on back of the photograph...
In this, the first letter Thomas writes to his new in-laws, he tells them of his and Leah's good health. He does write that Leah was a little weak in church, but quickly recovered. He mentions the death of a neighbour.
This house, built as a gingerbread Victorian in 1895, has been much changed. In 1936 it was sold to Joseph Schmidt, a NYC baker, and he and his family made many of the alterations. The history of the Schmidt house is discussed in Terry Talley's...
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...
This long and low house was built in 1906, another homestead carved out of the extensive Peter J. Smith property. The wide porch has unusual double pillars. Above the porch roof are two types of dormers. In the 1970s, Cohen Meyer, who had a...
This older residence falls away from the highway and down the steep slope leading to the Hudson River. It was built in 1893 by H. G. Crawford. Radcliffe Hall, a news correspondent, bought the house in 1946 and and his family lived there for 60...
The elegant Ross-Hand mansion was built in 1864 by Azariah Ross. It was later bought and renovated by William Hand. The Hand family lived there until the latter part of the 20th century. William Henry Hand was a colleague of Thomas Edison.The stone...
This moderately-sized house has several unique features: round upper windows, a cut-out semi-circular bargeboard, and a cut-out upper balustrade. The first occupant in the 1850s was nurseryman John P. Taylor, and later it was owned and occupied by...
One of the very simple, single family dwellings along Piermont Avenue in South Nyack. Few changes have been made in over 100 years. This house is very close to the road and has an addition on the back overlooking the Hudson River.
Located uphill from South Franklin Street, the Barner House has undergone many changes: the porch, the windows, the siding, and probably the stoop are replacements. It is an example of Nyack's many mid-nineteenth century working-class residences....
