Page two of a newspaper published by the Community Service Society (formerly the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor) about radio personality Wythe Williams' visit to Ward Manor in 1941.
This poster advertises an exhibit of Harvey Fite's work held at Procter Art Center June 19-25, 1969. The show's opening was scheduled to coincide with a retirement party held in Fite's honor. In this aerial photograph, the full outline of Opus 40...
William Henry Matthews plays the trumpet, center, while "Bronco" Charlie Miller listens, at left. Bungalow Hill. William Matthews' scrapbook notes: "Bronco Charley Miller's "saga of the saddle" began in the 1860s when he began riding the Pony...
"A weekly variety show of WXBC broadcast from the stage of the college." (from verso of similar photograph) Students are identified as Flicker, Joel H. Fields '53, Peter Hess Stone '51, Jordan King, Andrew Pierson Strong, Jr., '51, Whitney F....
Verso explains: "The weekly variety show of WXBC broadcast from the stage of the college theatre. Spring 1950." This school year marked the start of drama and variety shows being broadcast to the Poughkeepsie area with the assistance of WKIP.
Judith "Judy" Diamond '52, stands at the microphone while the Bard Band plays backup. The Band performed Dixieland Jazz, and was led by Skip Strong '51, Herbert "Herb" Severtsen '53 on piano, Jordan King on trumpet, Whitney "Whit" Bolton? '51 on...
"Victor Salladin", verso of photograph. Long time residents still remember Vic's Village Variety as a place to buy fresh meats, breads, and general grocery items, and Vic himself as a warm proprietor never too busy to show kindess to children. ...
The December 7, 1933 issue of "The Lyre Tree" reported the start of the upcoming basketball season this way: "The St. Stephen's basket-ball team makes its first start of the current season this Friady night when the Drew University five comes to...
". . . Henry Beekman Livingston. . . used to plow about 1799 in his court uniform to show his contempt for George III. The miller's family makes butter and spins." (From: "Murals in the Rhinebeck Post Office" published by Civic Club of Rhinebeck,...
Edmond Butler's Brook Farm was located in Chester, N.Y. and was well renowned for their award winning Jersey cattle. Photographed, left to right: John A. Perree, Jersey; Lieutenant H. A. Strohmeyer, New Jersey; Edmond Butler, New York; Bartley A....
Photograph of downtown near the Erie Depot. Photo dated from Sanborn Insurance Map of Dec. 1884 which shows Roe's Hall separate from the barn to the left. Later maps show one continuous building.
This form was used to keep track of each railroad car as it was in each depot, loading, unloading plus the cause for any delay. Reports sent daily to both headquarters and division offices.
Church schools; Churches; Clippings;Cycling; Farm life; Floods; Homicides; War;
Newspaper clipping with stories of the first one hundred years of the Chester Presbyterian Church and its ministers. Clipping also includes other short unrelated articles of local interest.
Newspaper clipping relates an early history of the fresh milk dairy industry. Believe written by Edward Harold Mott, famed author of “Between the Ocean and the Lakes; The Story of Erie.”
Clippings; Water supply; Lakes & ponds; Actions & defenses; Lawyers;
This article reports on a lawsuit concerning the conflict between the Village of Chester's use and control of Walton Lake as its water supply and the surrounding property owners.
