This is a hand colored postcard featuring a photograph of the Newburgh Armory which is located at 145 Broadway in Newburgh, N.Y. The postmark is Oct. 7, 1914. It is addressed to Mrs. Orvetta Sears, Mountainville, Orange Co., N.Y. The message...
Advertisements; Fire engines & equipment; Fire extinguishers;
The disastrous fire of 1876 destroyed downtown Chester. To protect the village from future fires, the citizens of Chester under took to build both a water system and a fire company. This illustrated advertisement was sent to store owner Joseph...
Outgoing postmaster Bernard H. Cullen's inventory of postal property upon turning the Chester Post Office over to Ferd House, the new appointed postmaster.
The Nyack Library has more than one copy of this bird's eye image of the village and the river. The interesting part of this postcard is the note, "Got your postal all right. We are going out on the river this afternoon and as it is rough I expect...
View of corner of Center and Market streets with shops along the road and people standing on the sidewalk. Automobiles and carts are parked along the sidewalk.
Postcards; Estates; Gatehouses; Trees; Gates; Stone walls;
Colorized postcard of Gate House at entrance to Ferncliff estate of Col. John Jacob Astor, River Road, Rhinebeck, NY. Designed by Louis Augustus Ehlers. Built circa 1879 of stone and brick, second empire style; mansard roof.
This commemorative envelope was mailed from Nyack the day the Tappan Zee Bridge was dedicated in December 1955. Pictured is the bridge from Tarrytown to Nyack. The special postmark says Tappan Zee Bridge Dedication Ceremony. Four 1/2 cent Ben...
Parades & processions; Bands; Fire stations; Postcards;
The Washington Irving Fife and Drum Corps of Tarrytown is turning the corner from South Broadway onto Cedar Hill Avenue. Behind them is Nyack's Chelsea Hook and Ladder Company; the company's truck is pulled by a team of horses, Dick and Bess. A...
The First Presbyterian Church faced Broadway and was almost enclosed by two large trees on either side. The photographer stood on the east side of the street and took advantage of the morning sunlight which created shadows on the roadway and the...
Color image of a lake with people swimming and boating. In the background mountains and trees are visible as well as a group of people standing on the edge of the lake.
Postcards; Lakes & ponds; Icehouses; Ice industry; Business enterprises; Postmasters; Postal service employees; Postal service; Post offices; Grocery stores; Streets
A strip of four postcards. The first is of harvesting the ice of Rockland Lake and shows one of three ice houses at Rockland Lake. The second postcard is Main Street, Rockland Lake. The third postcard is Florence Brinkerhoff, Rockland Lake...
