Robert Fulton, the pioneer of steam navigation, was born in Fulton, Lancaster Co., Pa., Nov. 14th 1765. The "Clermont" , designed by him, was the first steamboat to make a successful trip. She was 133 feet long, 18 feet wide, 9 feet deep and 160...
Postcards; Military academies; Military facilities; Chapels;
The Cadet Chapel is a famous landmark that is an outstanding example of Gothic architecture. Constructed of native granite in 1910, this religious building has the massiveness of a medieval fortress and its design strongly influenced other...
Postcards; Military academies; Military facilities; Monuments; Monuments & memorials;
A woman standing at the monument and looking out over the Hudson River. This is the Battle Monument. Perhaps the most prominent and majestic monument at the Academy is the Battle Monument. It was dedicated in 1897 "in memory of the officers and...
Postcards; Military academies; Military facilities; Monuments;
Looking up at Battle Monument from the base, seven sphere surround the monument. It was dedicated in 1897 "in memory of the officers and men of the American Army who fell in battle," specifically the Regular Army casualties of the North during the...
This is a large three-story building with windows evenly distributed on each floor. There is a circular driveway and sidewalk in front of the building. A man and a woman are walking on the sidewalk, but not together. There is a van and a car...
This is a colorized postcard showing the road that is the Storm King Highway. The road is windy and at the curve two early model automobiles are about to pass traveling in opposite directions. On the right-side of the road, the rock face of the...
This colorized postcard shows the sheer steep rock face of Storm King Mountain. Near the top of the postcard the edge of the road can be seen winding along the mountain's edge. The mountain descends steeply into the Hudson River. A train is seen...
This image of St. Paul's Methodist was color-enhanced and shows the two colors of granite used in the construction. This was the way the church looked from 1910 to 1937.
