Thursday, December 01, 2005

Two in One


Another view of the old barracks, and a couple enjoying the Great Cherry Vally Lake, I guess.

Tryon Inn 3

Turnpike 7




The motel in the middle card came with info: US Hwy 20 east of Cherry Valley - Mohawk Valley - Mohawk Motel, Ken and Iris Gurney, prop. 1956


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Tepee

Downtown 9



Two better scans of cards I had posted earlier.


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Fish and Game Club



Railroad report


This report from 1892 is not very intersting, but it does note that the Canal Company took over the operation of the railroad. There may be an intersting story behind that, somewhere.

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Valley Vistas


Tryon Inn 2

Turnpike 6




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Theater


At the church in Middlefield Center.

Tepee


The Great Storm of 1943


It was so bad in Richfield that people had to live on telephone poles.

The Spring

School


The old school when it was the new school.

Massacre

Main St.


Elegant ladies and a dog in the road.

Greetings


I have no idea where this picture was taken.

Glensfoot


A very fuzzy scan of Glensfoot Bend.

Glensfoot

Allan Ginsberg 2


"Photograph of Allen Ginsberg - October 1970. (Cherry Valley - Allen Ginsberg's Farm, Upstate New York)
Ginsberg headed the Committee On Poetry at his farm located in up-state New York (Cherry Valley). This committee was to prevent the suppression of the avant-garde arts by state and municipal authorities."


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Downtown 8


Downtown -- a really good look at the old route of Route 20.


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Church


Another view of the M.E. Church

Saturday, November 12, 2005

Cemetary

Wormwood Rock

Willow Hill


Willow Hill -- at that time.

old photo


This photo appeared recently on Ebay saying that it was taken in Cherry Valley in the late 1800s.

Village Vistas




This top card is a woodcut print from Historical Collections of the State of New York by John W. Barber and Henry Howe, published by S. Tittle, New York: 1841.

Tryon Inn



Cherry Valley Turnpike 5


This card was dated 1941.


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Cherry Valley Turnpike 4







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Cherry Valley Turnpike 3







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Cherry Valley Turnpike 2






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