This indenture documents the sale by Abijah Yelverton, Innkeeper, to Oliver Smith of lot # 14 in a subdivision where he lived. Stated in field book by Abel Gale.
Warp: natural cotton and blue dyed wool. Filling: cotton and blue dyed wool. Border inscription reads: C. DUBOIS. Corner block inscription reads: AGRICULTURE & MANUFACTURES. ARE THE FOUNDATION OF OUR INDEPENDENCE. JULY 4. 1824. Many coverlets have...
Warp: natural cotton and blue dyed wool. Filling: natural cotton and blue dyed wool. The design is made up of "rose" and "snowball" variants with a grid-like appearance. The slightly curved linear elements come together to form overlapping rings....
Warp: natural cotton and blue dyed wool. Filling: natural cotton and blue dyed wool. The double row of "pine trees" in different proportions adds interest to the border of this coverlet. This tree-like motif used on borders may have been referred...
Winston C. Perry, Jr., village historian of Upper Nyack, discusses the history of the Perry family and the historic Van Houten's Landing neighborhood in Upper Nyack.
In 1873, workmen started widening South Broadway, putting in sidewalks and curbs. In the lower right of the picture, a tree has been cut down and construction debris lies along the curb. Several workmen are on the job! On the right side of the...
In 1873, workmen started widening Nyack's South Broadway, putting in sidewalks and curbs. In the lower right of the picture, a tree has been cut down and construction debris lies along the curb. On the left side of the street are the Christie pump,...
This 1918 picture was published in 1931 with this caption: "This picture taken in the good old days when the sound of galloping shoes was heard through the countryside, shows Erskine Garrabrant and his array of livery horses and carriages. Ersk is...
The Old Stone Church, built of sandstone 'bricks,' is a simple structure with rounded windows and a tall steeple. There is a graveyard on the left, an orchard on the right, and a picket fence and a hitching post in the front.
Aren't there at least ninety students standing in front of the school? Their ages range from four or five to the teens. A man standing in the back row is either the principal or a teacher. Where are the other teachers?
Standing beneath the sign "West Gate Inn Where the Stars Dine" are Pete Raso, Betty Grable, Walt Rooney, and Sam Bonanno. Raso was a Nyack businessman.
This Wells Fargo & Co. Express Freight receipt document B. S. Woodhull shipping two packages from Criagville, N.Y. to Mrs. J. Coldwell, New Windsor, N.Y.
In 1905 the Bight was a quiet area. The Wayside Chapel, on the right,is built of local red sandstone. It was one of the earliest churches in the Nyack area. The sender of the card has written, "I will tell you about this some other time. Just above...
