Category Archives: Old Photos
1820 Hudson River
In my searches for photos on the Library of Congress site, I found several in the Hudson River Port Folio of interest. From LOC: Irish-born artist W.G. Hall spent the summer of 1820 traversing 212 miles of the Hudson River’s … Continue reading
1873 Sunday afternoon
1908 Calendar Fan
Several people commented on the Methodist Church photo (shown here) in The Mill on Halfway Brook, 1800–1880 as looking so stark. I recently found the photo with August 1908 written on the back—I think by Aida Austin. I learned later … Continue reading
Eldred Main Street 1920
Proctor Road View This is the view the Austins (my dad, his brother Bob, and sister Elizabeth) had on their way to school. The Eldred Schoolhouse on the left; Von Ohlen’s store on the right. Part of Charles Wilson’s (later … Continue reading
Bodin, Bodean, Bodine Lake
1924 Highland Lake View
Revisiting 1942 Flood in Barryville
I thought my Halfway Brook readers might enjoy the larger images even though a few of these photos have been posted before: May 1942 Flooding Barryville Afloat. I have rescanned them larger and/or with some tone. Click on photos twice … Continue reading