Postal cards; Ships; Indians of North America; Flags; Channels; Explorers;
Hudson landing from the "Half Moon." Henry Hudson, an English navigator in the employ of the Dutch East India Company, while searching for a short passage to China and India, sailed by chance into what is now New York Bay; he started up the river...
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.
Looking up at Hook Mountain from the shore of the Hudson River. Today Hook Mountain is the site of a 676-acre undeveloped park stretching through almost seven miles of waterfront and cliff slopes. At 730 feet, its summit offers spectacular views...
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...
Looking towards the shore and a mountain from the Hudson River. The Narrows, a tidal strait between the New York City boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn, connects the upper and lower sections of New York Bay. It has long been considered the...