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...
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.”
Doctor Edwin K. Losee with his wife Agnes, son Edwin Lamb Losee and younger son James Knickerbocker Losee. They are standing in the snow on the Village Green in Upper Red Hook.
Marion Teator is standing in the snow. She is dressed in leggings, mittens and a coat that has fringe around the collar. Her brimmed bonnet is tied under her chin.
Roscoe and Marion Teator are standing on a snow clad road. They are both dressed for the winter weather in leggings. The snow covered farm fields and fences are in the background.
Dry plate negatives; Country life; Snow; Horses; Sleds & sleighs;
A horse and sled with two passengers are at the fork in the road at the village green in Upper Red Hook, New York. Children with sleds are standing by the side of the road waiting for the horse and sled to pass. Vehicle tracks can be seen in the...
Dry plate negatives; Snow; Weather; Country life; Children
Roscoe and Marion Teator are shoveling snow by the well house on the family farm. A barn, farm fences, wagon wheels and farm fields are in the background.