Director William Henry Matthews, left, with son Bruce Matthews. An Episcopal priest by training, William Matthews instead served people through social work and political advocacy. He was friends with William Ward of Ward Baking Company and in...
Inspired by the artist's installation of the same name, where an automated iron reveals text as it irons out a white dress shirt. The text examines the history of domestic labor and immigration, while the images document the technological progress...
Match the hairdo to the president and test your knowledge of America's political history. This funny book, inspired by a student's info ruler, tests your visual memory and gently chastises the media focus on the clothes/hairstyles of women...
This piece is a collaboration between poet Anne Gorrick and visual artist Cynthia Winika. They were inspired by Ernest Shackleton's voyage to the South Pole and to the Chinese notion of the three perfections in art.
Inspired by a collection of letters found by the artist while working at the American Antiquarian Society. The letters document the dealings of the slave trading firm, R.H. Dickinsin & Bros.
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,...
Carroll Scott Waldron at Work
A great deal of mystery and legend surrounds the life of Carroll Scott Waldron (1837-1921). His self-styled biography, for example, announces that he was born in a log cabin in Henderson County, Illinois. Carroll...
The stone heads that occupied the front lawn of 14 Riverside Avenue, Haverstraw, were created by Ted Ludwiczak, who was inspired by the monuments of Easter Island. Ted began carving after retirement. The postcard announced a showing at the American...
These stone heads by Haverstraw resident Ted Ludwiczak were inspired by the Easter Island stone monuments. Photographer John Scott took this black-and-white photo of a postcard by Aarne Anton, advertising a display at the American Primitive Gallery...
Advertisements; Boarding schools; Business people; Clothing & dress; Clothing industry; Collars; Philanthropists; Trademarks; Advertising; Shirts; Private schools; Schools; Students
This advertisement was published in 1915 in Pawling School's yearbook, The Scroll, and the man pictured in the illustration was known as "The Arrow Collar Man, " forerunner to "The Marlborough Man." The detachable collars could be attached to dress...
