Rachel’s father’s letter is being delivered by her cousin, Roelif, (who has the same name as her father) reassuring her that she hasn’t been forgotten. He has sent apples and the chestnuts she’s been longing for.
He tells her of a visit...
Rachel writes to her father about her weekend activities which included sleigh-riding and the usual visits to friends who live in Poughkeepsie and who set out an elaborate afternoon tea. Music continues to be one of Rachel’s genuine interests,...
Like many other mansard-roof houses in Nyack, 36 Prospect Street has siding over its clapboards. But the typical style elements remain - full third floor with a flat roof and hooded windows, roof brackets, a front porch, and a bay window.
This large, stately house is found on the southwest corner of Hart Place and Sixth Avenue. The builder was Mathew Watson Debaun and the original owners were Caroline and Charles Bedell. Many of the original details remain: the wide veranda with the...
Advertising; Recruiting and enlistment; Volunteer work; Ambulances; World War, 1914-1918
Advertisement published by the American Ambulance Field Service, under the direction of Henry D. Sleeper and William R. Hereford, calling for volunteers to serve as ambulance drivers in France during World War I.
The Fiber Conduit Company was known as Orangeburg Pipe and occupied a huge tract of land between the railroad tracks and Western Highway in Orangeburg. Few of the buildings remain today.
New York Law passed on April 9th, 1811 containing nine clauses. Clause one states that in order to vote a person must declare that they are a freeholder, be 21 or over, and must have the value of two hundred and fifty dollars, and live within this...
Law passed March 8, 1773 that made it illegal to fire guns from December 31 to January 2. If a white person is found guilty of breaking this law he or she would have to pay a fine of 20 shillings or serve 1 month in jail. If a slave is found guilty...
Astrith Deyrup talks about her family and life in Upper Nyack and New York City. Astrith's father, Alvin S. Johnson was the 1st President of the New School for Social research in Manhattan. Her sister Felicia was a prominent artist. Both she and...
Inventory form for building located on Tower Hill Rd. recording the following information: Harold Hardcastle (owner at time of inventory). A two and a half story shingled, stuccoed and half-timbered construction on a low stone foundation. Steep...
After the bulldozers went through the area, two buildings remain standing in downtown South Nyack. The business district was demolished to make room for the New York State Thruway.
When the New York State Thruway was sited, it cut through the small business district of the Village of South Nyack. Dr. Rooney took several pictures like this one - the business district has been leveled. A few outbuildings remain. Residents...
Photograph of Chester Mills, operated by F.B. Seely,
Wholesale & Retail Dealer in Grain, Flour, Feed &c. It was demolished by W.A. Lawrence about 1920. The location is now, 7/30/2002, side parking lot at 117-119 Brookside Ave. Some stone work for...
City Club - Newburgh (N.Y.); Downing, Andrew Jackson, 1815-1852; Historic Buildings - New York (State) - Newburgh (N.Y.); Vaux, Calvert, 1824-1895
This is a photograph of the City Club, 120 Grand Street, Newburgh, NY, around the turn of the century. The house was originally built circa 1852 by Andrew Jackson Downing and Calvert Vaux as a home for Dr. William Culbert, a physician who had...
