Two young women pose for a studio portrait. Their dress suggests that some special occasion, perhaps party or graduation. The young woman on the left as we view her wears a dress of printed fabric, her sleeves elaborated with a series of peplums...
People waiting on the platform at the Railroad station in Valley Cottage. There is a train locomotive, for the West Shore Railroad (N.Y. Central line), on the right. C. R. Stone, the station agent, is at the baggage truck on the left. The...
Emery pincushion, white strawberry with light blue silk embroidered seeds and leaves. Small light blue silk loop at the top center. Pincushion was darned.; Emery pincushions were filled with the mineral ""emery"", which was usually a dust or sand...
Emery pincushion, red strawberry with yellow silk embroidered through out to resemble seeds. Top has embroidered green leaves with a green silk loop at the very top.; Emery pincushions were filled with the mineral ""emery"", which was usually a...
Child's dress in black and red check twill woven cotton, with pipe seams at tightly gathered waistband and shoulders. Off the shoulder puffed sleeves with embroidered scalloped edging. Seven white buttons down the backside. Drawstring closer at...
Hand sewn, rectangular shaped bag with rounded closure. The bag fabric is brown and white striped with alternating rows of white diamonds and a sprig design. The huswif was found inside the bag at Locust Lawn. The huswif is also hand sewn,...
Hand sewn, rectangular shaped with one rounded end. The back of the huswif is a pinkish orange cotton fabric with a brown sprig design. The rounded end is a red fabric with a large rose, block printed in red and blue. The entire huswif is edged in...
Very colorful embroidered barrel shaped pincushion in green, blue, gold, red, tan and pink. Each color is embroidered in horizontal rows, in which each is incorporated into a vertical piping design. The piping design starts at the top and continues...
Pillow shaped pincushion, with wool Irish stitches (later known as Bargello or flame stitch) on one side. The overall design is alternating diamond patterns in shades of gray and red. Each stitch is outlined in black with a white center. The edge...
Pillow shaped pincushion, with a geometric design on one side. Pincushion is an example of Berlin work. The overall central design is a diamond, with a clover like design in the middle in reds and outlined in yellow and black. The indented edges of...
In the 1960's, there was a bowling alley in Nyack at the top of Main Street across from the fire house. Raso Distributor sponsored a women's bowling competition. Pictured are Ethel Doller, Shirley Halgren, and Catherine Raso.
