The disastrous fire of 1876 destroyed downtown Chester. To protect the village from future fires, the citizens of Chester under took to build both a water system and a fire company. This advertisement was sent to Joseph Durland, a founding member...
The Hackensack River has overflowed its banks in West Nyack and has made road travel hazardous. The cars in the distance are moving slowly, creating little wake as they traverse the roadway.
Boats are used to traverse a flooded Nyack Turnpike in the early 1900s. The Hackensack River frequently floods in the low-laying area known as the West Nyack swamp.
A young man on skates holds his ice sail, used to quickly traverse the length and width of Rockland Lake. There is a wide expanse of water near the shore, crossed by a narrow board. Another man stands on it. This picture is one of four stamped with...
A group of young people use handmade sails to traverse the ice of Rockland Lake. This image and three others have 19 stamped on the back. The pictures are from the collection of Kenneth Mann.
