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Newspaper clipping with stories of the first one hundred years of the Chester Presbyterian Church and its ministers. Clipping also includes other short unrelated articles of local interest.
The upper half of the page shows Nyack Hospital from the front, with an attachment on the left and a house on the right. The bottom picture is of the Nyack Public Library as it looked originally, before any additions.
The top row, from left to right, has pictures of St. Ann's Roman Catholic, First Baptist, and St. Paul's Methodist. The bottom row pictures First Presbyterian, Dutch Reformed, and Grace Episcopal.
This page from the booklet,"Glimpses of Nyack" shows two buildings of the Alliance Institute, which became the Nyack Missionary College and later, Nyack College. The upper picture is of the huge frame, multi-storied building which still stands and...
This Hudson shoreline photograph may have been taken near The Bight in grand View by the same photographer who took the pictures for the booklet, "Glimpses of Nyack, N.Y."
The booklet, "Glimpses of Nyack, N. Y.", had a small view of Hook Mountain in an oval frame on the front. It was published by the department store, Harrison and Dalley, Main Street, Nyack; and printed by the Albertype Company, Brooklyn, N. Y. It...
In 1910, a stone jetty divided the curve of the Bight in GrandView, NY. The shoreline behind it has many cedar trees. This is a page from the booklet, "Glimpses of Nyack, N. Y. " Grand View is south of Nyack.
The curve of River Road (Piermont Avenue) is central to this image. Power poles with seven arms parallel the road on the left. The Salisbury House is seen through trees at the top of the hill.
The Fort Comfort Inn, a summer resort complex, was situated on the Hudson River north of the Village of Piermont. A variety of recreational activities were offered, including bowling and swimming. In the background are the smokestacks of the...
Rockland Lake is in the distance, and a road that circles the lake can be seen as it passes some houses. On the far side are the huge ice houses where winter ice was stored for summer use.
Below the title, "Glimpses of Nyack," is an photo-gravure of Hook Mountain in an oval frame surrounded by morning glories. This and the next 16 entries are from a booklet published by Harrison and Dalley, 92 Main Street, Nyack, N.Y. Printed by the...
1930s automobiles and 1980s spectators line Piermont's Main Street as "The Purple Rose of Cairo" is filmed. For the filming of the Woody Allen feature, fronts of businesses and shops in Piermont were transformed into a different time and place....
The white frame Bradley residence is seen in the lower, rectangular picture. It's behind a fence and on the far side of a field. The upper oval picture is the residence of Judge Dessar and is in the Victorian Romansque style. The page is from a...
