1931 Christmas Cards
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1930s Christmas Cards
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1892 Dry Goods, Groceries
Building supplies 35# hammer 2.80 3 cans paint .75 30 gal. paint 42.00 1 boot oil .10 5 L. nails .75 1 bbl. lime 1.50 4 bbl. lime 6.00 5 bbl. lime 7.50 3-1/2 plaster Paris .35 5 gallon b. … Continue reading
1931 Christmas Card
This card was sent by my grandparents Mort and Jennie Austin to Ell Austin, Mort’s brother.
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Christmas New York City 1881
From Aida Austin’s 1881 Diary. N.Y.C., Saturday, Dec. 24, 1881 Net out this forenoon. Maria and I over to Macy’s this afternoon. Harry and I have just got in from Ridley’s. N.Y.C., Sunday, Dec. 25, 1881 Quite pleasant. We went … Continue reading
1880 Christmas Gifts
(The memoirs of Daniel Rowlee Schoonover play an important part in the story told in “Echo Hill and Mountain Grove.”) It was in 1880, and I was 8 years old that things was pretty tough: no work anywhere and Pa … Continue reading
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View of Roebling Aqueduct/Bridge from the Delaware House
Old Roebling Bridge Photos
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Roebling Aqueduct—Toll Bridge
In 1898 the last boat moved over the waterway [of the Roebling Aqueduct] and the following year the physical plant of the system was liquidated. Of the four suspension aqueducts that Roebling designed as part of the major enlargement operation, … Continue reading
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SUNY Oswego 1861 to 2011
Do you recognize Dr. Edward Austin Sheldon? He is sitting with the class of 1897, about 10 years after Aida Austin attended Oswego State Normal. You can read more about Dr. Sheldon and Oswego’s 150th celebration on the following links: … Continue reading
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