In this picture, the St. Stephen's cross country team, named "The Scarlet Harriers," poses on the steps of the Memorial Gymnasium. One race that became popular in the 1920s was the 'Whaleback Run,' a three mile cross country race through the...
A business card for De Louie Tice, a store in Ellenville on Canal Street. Their main selling point is their gold watch cases. Archival notes written in pencil on upper left and right corners of the front.
This woman wears fabric of what may be a silk/wool combination. However, there are two fabrics involved the “V” shaped insert in the front of her bodice. Here, a machine made open work fabric is layered over a lighter color. You can see this...
Bodice with matching waist attachment, pale brown silk; jacket has low V-neckline, full sleeves, blue silk ribbon trim at cuffs and around neckline, buttons down front stays, waist attachment shaped like a bow, attaches to waist over skirt and...
Rectangular folding paper chess set, with small oval shaped paper pieces and a cloth case hardcover. Board is off white, with blue and white squares surrounded by a red border with blue stripes along the sides. Written along the top left hand...
Albumen print, knee high studio portrait of Elizabeth "Eliza" Ransom DuBois. Eliza is seated with her right arm resting on a pillow, while the other is at her side holding a white cap. She is wearing a dark colored bodice and skirt, with a white...
Portrait painting of a middle aged dark haired woman, Margaret T. Deyo, wearing a black V shaped neckline dress with a white striped collar. She is wearing a sheer lace shawl at her shoulders and a white lace bonnet that ties at the neck with a...
A castle shaped pavilion and building on the Hudson River, with stairs and ramps leading down to the water. In the early 1900's, a resort, Fort Comfort, opened with an ice cream parlor, bathing pavilions and casino along the river.
Aerial view of a "T" shaped building. There is parking lot with several cars on the right-hand side of the building, and driveways and additional larger parking lots on the left-hand side of the building. The area is surrounded by trees.
The "S" shaped curve of a road, with a stone cliff climbing up on the left and a stone wall curving along the right. There is a sign on the wall on the right. Storm King Highway, also called Route 218, met with major opposition, but was blasted...
Photographs; Houses; Roofs; Dwellings; Dormers; Mansard roofs; Bay windows; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Bay windows;
Photograph is of a three-story Second Empire home with a mansard roof. A chimney and four dormers extend from the roof. A window-mounted air conditioner extends from one of the dormer windows on the front of the house. The roof has diamond shaped...
This is a brick home with a mansard roof, dormer windows, and a brick entry porch. All of the windows feature decorative, curved lintels. The roof has diamond shaped shingles and there are double brackets at the roofline. The entry stainrwell is...
A note indicates that the original use of this building was as a stable. The building is gabled on the front and sides of the building and the roof shingles are diamond shaped. The siding in the front gable is fish-scaled, the siding on the rest of...
Photographs; Houses; Roofs; Dwellings; Hip roofs; Gables; Flat roofs; Dormers; Porches; Columns; Balconies; Balustrades; Sidewalks; Stone walls;
A low stone wall runs along the sidewalk in this photograph that captures three homes. The first, on the left is the side of a gabled home with a oriel window on the first level surrounded by bushes. The second home, in the middle and most...
This is a large, brick "L" shaped home. There is a covered front porch with large tapered columns. On the second level, above the porch, the house is cut into forming an alcove that is a second story balcony. This balcony has balustraded railings,...
Business districts; Plows; Horses; Railroad crossings; Dirt roads; Trellises;
This oval shaped photograph is a view down the wide dirt road of Main Street, Nanuet in 1880. On the right side of the picture there is a low stone wall upon which is an open shed with field plowing equipment in front. At the end of the wall, there...
