Illustrations of the inside of an East River Bridge caisson. From “Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper,” v. 31, no. 785, October 15, 1870, p. 76; Library of Congress: LC-USZ62-124944. Caisson, French for box, is a sealed underwater structure. Caisson disease, another … Continue reading
Switchback railroad in Pennsylvania’s Moosic Mountains. The most novel and pleasurable summer excursion route in this country is that offered by the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railway over the famous Gravity Roads of Northern Pennsylvania. These Railroads are … Continue reading
Shohola Glen, Pennsylvania, Friday, August 26, 1881 Lil, Ida, Addie, Lon, and I have gone out for a morning walk. Lil and I are resting here on the bridge while Addie, J.K., and Ida are exploring the glen. We all … Continue reading
There are a number of grocery book ledgers in the Austin collection. The following groceries were bought from Abel S. Myers who had a store in town. January 443 lbs. B. flour: $8.86 18 bushel oats: 9.00 3 dozen eggs: … Continue reading
Aida Austin shopped at Lord & Taylor in New York City according to her 1881 Diary. It would be interesting to know if Aida knew that her neighbor in Eldred, Jane Ann Myers, was a niece to George Washington Taylor … Continue reading
Cover of “Summer Excursion Routes,” Erie Railway, 1881. The Shawangunk Mountains cross the state of New York in a north eastward direction through the counties of Orange, Sullivan and Ulster. They are a continuation of the Blue Mountains of New … Continue reading
Echo Hill and Mountain Grove hopefully available in September. Jennie Louisa Leavenworth and her future husband Charles Mortimer Austin lived near brooks on opposite sides of the charming village of Eldred, Town of Highland, Sullivan County, New York. The Leavenworth … Continue reading
I have a vast, immense, large, big, great, massive, colossal, prodigious, gigantic, gargantuan, mammoth, monumental; giant, towering, elephantine, mountainous, monstrous…(you get the idea) amount of information collected for book 2. Included in my collection is an assortment of postcards, mostly … Continue reading
