This is the only known photograph of the 1915 Chester Erie Station agent’s office taken while the station was in operation. It was taken in October, 1922 for use in the Erie Magazine. L-r: Robert Marvin, Station Master & John I. Edwards.
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Note milk cans at station, kerosene street lamps, no car tracks in snow, lack of snow removal, no trees along tracks, telegraph & telephone wires only - no electric. This photograph was probably taken from the RR Signal Tower.
H. B. Tuthill's telephone bill. Chester, N. Y. Telephone Co. ceased operations in 1949 when it was sold to the Highland Telephone Company of Monroe, N. Y.
9 photos (clockwise from top left):DLH&P Managers office, Rhinebeck Gazette building on south side of East Market Street, manager's office (possibly the 2nd floor of Gazette building) Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation building, same, house...
In the left rear corner of the shop is the type set department. The large business safe has "Books and Records of the Rhinebeck Gazette" on the front of the doors. The man working at the front desk has a 1920's telephone with the ear piece hanging...
Jake Strong Sr., editor of the Rhinebeck Gazette is sitting in his office. On the desk is a 1920's telephone, inkwell, electric light and a pipe & tobacco stand. To the left of the desk is the office safe. On top of the safe is the 1925 silver...
