Currier & Ives: Catterskill Falls, NY

by Louise Smith Posted on June 1, 2025
Catterskill Falls. Currier & Ives. Kaaterskill Falls, NY, between 1838 and 1872. LOC: 90714336.
Catterskill Falls. Currier & Ives. Kaaterskill Falls, NY, between 1838 and 1872. LOC: 90714336.

The Kaaterskill Falls, a two-stage waterfall near Haines Falls in the Catskill Mountains of New York, as seen from below with two people on the ledge at mid-falls.

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The Catskills, New York

by Louise Smith Posted on May 18, 2025

Hello Halfway Brook friends. I have collected some Catskill Mountain images from the Library of Congress to post over the next few weeks on this site. Enjoy!

A celebrated summer hotel about 12 miles S.W. of Catskill Village, Greene Co., NY. Engraver: John Rubens Smith, Philada. LOC: 95511202.
A celebrated summer hotel about 12 miles S.W. of Catskill Village, Greene Co., NY. Engraver: John Rubens Smith, Philada. LOC: 95511202.
Oldest house in New York State Catskill Mountains, 1905. Photograph. LOC: 2025671584.
Oldest house in New York State Catskill Mountains, 1905. Photograph. LOC: 2025671584.
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Dalley’s Magical Pain Extractor and Dr. Janyes Expectorant, Late 1800s

by Louise Smith Posted on April 20, 2025
Use Dalley's magical pain extractor, the great family ointment. Lithograph: Mayer, Merkel, & Ottmann, NY, 1875–1900. LOC: 93511453.
Use Dalley’s magical pain extractor, the great family ointment. Lithograph: Mayer, Merkel, & Ottmann, NY, 1875–1900. LOC: 93511453.
Trade card using Little Red Riding to Hood to advertise Dr. Jaynes' expectorant, liniment, and sanative pills, 1875–1900. LOC: 93511450.
Trade card using Little Red Riding to Hood to advertise Dr. Jaynes’ expectorant, liniment, and sanative pills, 1875–1900. LOC: 93511450.
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Fine Candies and Fruit Preserves

by Louise Smith Posted on March 30, 2025
Thurbers' fruit preserves and jellies, Forbes Co., 1850–1900. LOC: 93506660.
Thurbers’ fruit preserves and jellies, Forbes Co., 1850–1900. LOC: 93506660.
Bailey's fine candies, 45 West Street, Boston. 1875–1900. LOC: 93511602.
Bailey’s fine candies, 45 West Street, Boston. 1875–1900. LOC: 93511602.

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1875–1900 Coats and Clark’s Trade Card Ads for Spool Cotton

by Louise Smith Posted on March 9, 2025
Trade card advertising Clark's O.N.T. spool cotton. Before 1900. LOC: 93511593.
Trade card advertising Clark’s O.N.T. spool cotton. Before 1900. LOC: 93511593.
Trade card advertising J. & P. Coats spool cotton, showing Lilliputians tying up Gulliver. Before 1900. LOC: 93511596.
Trade card advertising J. & P. Coats spool cotton, showing Lilliputians tying up Gulliver. Before 1900. LOC: 93511596.

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