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Poster

Dodge and Stevenson Advertising Poster

Date: 1871
Description: Advertising poster for the Dodge improved combined self raking reaper and mower featuring a color illustration of a well-dressed farmer on the machine pull...
Photograph

Side View of the Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls

Date: 1877
Description: An A.L. Dahl photograph, one of "Two different side views of the Suspension Bridge," from the series "Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge" as mentioned in ...
Book or Pamphlet

D.M. Osborne Harvesting Machines Catalog

Date: 1905
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester's line of Osborne harvesting machinery. The color illustration shows a man and a woman standing...
Drawing

Lock at Rexford Flats

Date: 1856
Description: An original illustration of the lock at Rexford Flats.
Map or Atlas

Map shewing [sic] the Several Routes Proposed for the Passage of Gun-Boats to the Lakes

Date: 1862
Description: Lithography of C. Van Benthuysen.
Map or Atlas

Guide through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and Iowa

Date: 1839
Description: Shows locations of cities, towns, villages, post hamlets, canals, rail and stage roads. Includes table of steamboat routes and distances; vignette of "Maid...
Map or Atlas

Route of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers Improvement

Date: 1853
Description: Shows railroads, planned and in place.
Photograph

The Island's Edge

Date: 1969
Description: The Island's Edge, Williamsburg Bridge, East River.
Photograph

Construction of Merriman Dam

Date: 10 04 1946
Description: Men work with an International TracTracTor (crawler tractor) in construction of the Merriman Dam. The tractor was owned by S.A. Healy Co., White Plains, Ne...
Photograph

Man on Deck of Ship

Date: 1901
Description: A man is standing on the deck of a large ship as it travels the Hudson River. Other passengers are sitting on benches in the background.
Poster

New York Central Lines West Point Poster

Date: 1928
Description: An original lithograph promoting New York Central Lines railway and the West Point military academy, in a location described as being "In the highlands of ...
Poster

New York Central Lines Travel Poster: The Palisades of the Hudson

Date: 1947
Description: An original lithograph promoting "The Palisades of the Hudson," via the New York Central lines train system. The poster depicts a dramatic cliff overlookin...
Photograph

Mill Pond

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Description: A peaceful view of a pond and mill, featuring a small dog sitting in a boat, which rests on the shore.
Photograph

Bear Mountain Park

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Description: Elevated view of the lake at Bear Mountain Park, with trees in the background and a road bordering one side.
Photograph

The Shore Road, Lloyd's Neck

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Description: A dirt road along the shore, featuring a log guardrail and a boathouse in the distance. Caption reads: "The Shore Road, Lloyd's Neck, Huntington, N.Y."
Photograph

State Road

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Description: State road running alongside the Ulster & Delaware Railroad and the Delaware River. The dirt road is bordered by a fence on one side, and a hill with a hou...
Photograph

Mill and Pond

Date: 1904
Description: A view of the mill and pond landscape of Sleepy Hollow.
Photograph

Town Park

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Description: Park with stone-lined waterways, surrounded by woods. In the middle of the image is a small island with a rustic stone hut and in the background are stone...
Photograph

Wooded Retreat

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Description: Small round stone building in the woods reflected in a pond or lake.
Photograph

Spencer Trask Monument

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Description: A monument entitled "The Spirit of Life" dedicated to the memory of the financier and philanthropist, Spencer Trask, that features a statue, a stone wall a...

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