Forts & fortifications; Group portraits; Military personnel; Panoramic photographs; Soldiers
Sixteenth Recruit Troop, Fort Ethan Allen, Vt. Photo by McAllister, Burlington, Vt. Men from Chester are believed to be among the recruits. Fort Ethan Allen was a U.S. army installation in Vermont, named for American Revolutionary War figure...
Photo postcard looking west along the Erie Main Line at Chester, N. Y. 1841 Erie RR station in foreground. High Bridge spanning the "cut" carrying the Chester-Washingtonville road in the background.
Note the people on path climbing the right bank.
Title transcribed from notation on back of photograph A group of firemen in light-colored dress uniform marches four abreast. A second unit in dark dress uniform follows. One member holds a large furled flag. A single woman is visible marching...
Color postcard of the Bear Mountain Bridge. A description of the bridge printed on the back of the postcard reads " Spanning the King of Rivers, "The Hudson" between Westchester County and Bear Mountain State Park, this famous bridge blends with...
Churches; Rectories; Bell towers; Stonework; Gables; Hip roofs; Stained glass; Crosses; Stone walls;
This is a collection of three photograph's of St. Anthony's Church over the course of the time period spanning 1912 - 1960. The top church, circa 1912 is a front-gabled structure with an open bell tower at the front. In the front gable above the...
This page completes the history of the bridges that went between the lowlands in Stony Point. The construction of the new bridge, its new location and costs are outlined.
This image consists of two color photographs showing different views of the condominiums and storefronts that are on the Piermont Pier. The top image looks across a grassy area. In the background there are multi-story brick buildings. On the...
In this image there are many people swimming in the river water. More people are standing on shore and some are wading into the water. There is a wooden pier in the background of the photograph. There are lots of people standing on the pier and...
The Tappan Zee Bridge is an important part of the New York State Thruway spanning the Hudson River between Nyack and Tarrytown, N. Y. This cantilever bridge is 4 miles long and was erected at a cost of $60,000,000. Channel clearance is 145 feet,...
The last 70-foot, 82-ton steel chord or fabricated boxlike beam, was fitted into place on this date, over the main channel of the Hudson River. The completion was observed by boatloads of people, some local and some distinguished guests. The final...
Postcard of the bridge spanning the Ashokan Reservoir in Ulster County, New York. Written on back: only about 30 miles from Kingston is this reservoir, one of the most famous places in the state. New York, the largest city in the world, gets its...
This image is composed of two photographs, one positioned above the other with captions underneath each of them. The top photograph is black and white. It is a view looking through a small iron-frame drawbridge spanning a small body of water. There...
