A newspaper article reporting a slave ship captured along the coast of Cuba in 1857. The captives, aged from ten to eighteen years, described as unfortunate creatures, taken from a place called Kabinda, on the coast of Africa. Of the 500 taken,...
Clippings; History; Historical societies; Historians; Land grants; Taverns (Inns);
Newspaper clipping reporting on a Historical Society of Middletown and Wallkill Precinct meeting featuring Frank Durland’s paper on the importance of Chester in history. Apparently, this was clipped from Dr. Wesley Wait's copy of the newspaper.
Textile industry; Mills; Men; Women; Children; Photographic prints
35 men, women, and children outside the Kinderhook Knitting Mill. A high wheel bicycle is in the center of the image. Written on front of image: "My father Mike L. Hickey [with an arrow pointing to the second man from left] Kinderhook Knitting...
2 photographs. Top-large machine referred to as the ""switchboard"" Bottom- A large machanical machine with three large metal wheels, ""2200/Volts"" is painted on to the far right wheel.
6 photographs-far left 3 photographs are different angles of a coal storage barn, which appears to have vehicle driven into it and destruction. The right three photographs are more images of the construction of the water softner.
March 3, 1944 V-mail written by Joseph R. Barrs to Henry Staley of Cottage Farm in Rhinebeck, New York from "somewhere in England" during World War II.
Two men are standing at the far end of Henry Cotting's violet greenhouse. Violets were grown in the Red Hook area and shipped to New York City by railroad.
Presentation of gift from the Blue Falcons to the coach and physical education instructor, Mr. Richard Skimin at the first annual athletic awards banquet. Dean Michael Brick is to the left of Mr. Skimin and Comptroller Robert T. Kreiling is on the...
Photographs; College administrators; People; Awards; Banquets; Cafeterias; Seals (Insignia); College presidents; Coaches (Athletics);
Gathering of administrators and speakers at the second annual sports banquet at DCC. Mr. Lou Rossini, head basketball coach at NYU is on the far right and was the guest speaker. The great seals of DCC and SUNY are in the background. From left to...
