A closer view of the former South Nyack Village Hall, which was razed when the Thruway was built. See Nyack Library clippings file, "South Nyack" for December 2, 1953 article about the vilage hall.
Wearing a dark suit, John D. Waldron sits on the back of a chair with his left hand on a table. He was a school trustee in 1853. The original photograph was made by Fernando Dressauer, NY. John D. Waldron was the father of Towt J., Carroll S.,...
Lawrence W. Coates, holding a cane in his right hand, sits in a garden in a parlor chair. He was born in 1825, and was the oldest person living, when J. Elmer Christie created these pictures, who had attended Nyack's schools. He died on August 23,...
An unidentified man sits in a chair, his right hand on a table covered with a patterned cloth. In his left hand is a book. The man has long hair in the back but is bald in the front. His eyebrows are arched and his eyes stare at the photographer....
These three houses face Memorial Park. The house on the right, which has had extensive renovations, is on the little inlet of the Hudson River. The middle house, known as the John H. Elliott House, is #8. All three houses were built in the mid...
Mr. E. Reissman and his wife and two children stand on the porch of their home and bakery, which was on Main Street (Piermont Avenue) in Piermont. The family dog stands by, closer to the overhead sign that advertises 'Bread, Cake & Pie.'
Football; Football players; Schools; Coaches (Athletics);
Fourteen players and coaches sit on stairs, facing the camera in a formation. All have their arms folded except the lowest man, Oscar Kosel - the captain, who holds a football which has 1923 written on it. A trophy cup is between his feet. The top...
Trees were just budding when this image of St. Paul's Church was taken. The splendid building, created with dark and light limestone, is one of the loveliest churches in the area. A rose window which faces Broadway is almost hidden by an electric...
The Old Reformed Church was built very close to South Broadway and Burd Street and had a fence around the property. In the background are many small houses which no longer exist. This building was torn down in the early 1900s and was replaced with...
The First Baptist Church of Nyack was on North Broadway. The brick exterior had arched windows , simple brackets and several complimentary rooflines. The steeple was unusually tall. Three doors in front opened onto a narrow sidewalk. In front of...
Many young boys are waiting at the Nyack ferry landing, standing in the mud between the ramp to the boat and the terminal building which says 'Chrystenah.' The Hudson River is in the background; it looks like high tide. The lower left corner of...
A frozen Hudson River enabled the photographer to take this scene showing the ferry house at the foot of Burd Street with the ferry "Rockland" and freight boat "Raleigh" tied up for winter. Up the hill can be seen the Commercial Building, then four...
Mr. C. I. Blauvelt, in white ascot and dark coat, faces the artist with a steely gaze. This is a photocopy of an engraving which is found in Cole's "History of Rockland County," published in 1884. Cornelius I. Blauvelt was an Orangetown judge. His...
Quentin McAdam was a balding and bearded young-looking man when this picture was made. He was a school trustee in 1871 and 1872. He was described as a respected lawyer with a practice in New York City. His name is on the fireplace in the Nyack...
Schools; School children; Teachers; Blackboards; Desks;
Miss Blauvelt stands in a corner at the back of the room. Some students are standing with her but most are seated at their desks. The blackboards,which cover two sides of the room, contain long division exercises. Edward Hopper is the boy on the...
Men; School board members; Business people; Legislators;
The Honorable George Dickey, a Nyack school trustee in 1879, is dressed in formal wear. He wears glasses, an unusual feature in this set of photographs. From the "Rockland City and Country", October 1885: The Men to Vote for. GEORGE DICKEY....
On June 13, 1908, the Lincoln Memorial Boulder was unveiled in front of the Nyack Library. The children of Nyack raised money for the plaque, which has the Gettysburg Address on it. Seated and standing around the boulder are two dozen elderly men,...
A carriage is disappearing where the dirt road curves in the distance. There's a bridge in the foreground and just beyond it on the left is a small girl in a dark, wide-brimmed hat. Cedar trees stand out among the larger trunks of trees which are...
Paul Peabody, master craftsman, poses with some of his creations for the Old Fashioned Marionette Theatre. He holds a dancing horse which carries a slender ballerina. His residence and studio were in Upper Nyack, NY.
The tower, with varying width portions and rounded triangular windows, is the most unusual feature of this house, which appears to have several styles of architecture. It is more than 130 years old as it appears on Burleigh's map, "Nyack on the...
