The Hastings Historical Society

10 Sep 2009

Mystery Photo: Portrait by Lewis Hine, ca. 1935

September 10, 2009
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1930s, Collection, Mystery Photos

Among the 50-or-so original photographs in our collection by documentary photographer and Hastings resident Lewis W. Hine are these two pictures of a young man in a suit. Who is he? Why did Hine take his photograph? Did he win a prize? Was he captain of the football team? Does […]

07 Sep 2009

Dateline: HASTINGS, September 7, 1900

September 7, 2009
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1900s, Collection

as reported in the Hastings column of the Dobbs Ferry Register Warburton Avenue, looking north from the bridge. (Click on any photograph for more information.) Counselor Wm. H. Blain of Tower Ridge is spending his vacation in town. Thomas F. Martin [village tax collector] has been enjoying a well-earned vacation […]

03 Sep 2009

Mystery Photo: Labor Day Parade, 1984

September 3, 2009
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1980s, Collection, Mystery Photos

In honor of Labor Day 2009, let’s look back twenty-five years to Labor Day 1984. Here are two photographs that were taken at the parade that made its way down beautiful and historic Warburton Avenue. The quality of these Polaroids is not terrific. We do recognize our beloved former mayor […]

31 Aug 2009

Cutting Edge Technology in Hastings: The Automobile

August 31, 2009
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1890s, 1900s, 1910s, Collection

The Society’s earliest photograph of a car, probably taken before 1907 (click on any photograph for more information) On Memorial Day of 1896, Hastings residents were thrilled by an event that had, until then, only been witnessed by residents of Paris, London, and Chicago – a horseless carriage race! The […]

27 Aug 2009

Mystery Photos: The Youth Center in 1947

August 27, 2009
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1940s, Collection, Mystery Photos

Making posters Here is a neat transition from the last post on the subject of ice cream. Take a look at the background of the first photograph and you will see an ice cream vending machine – ten cents each! This entire set of photographs was most likely taken in […]

24 Aug 2009

Ice Cream Memories

August 24, 2009
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1950s, Collection, Reminiscences

By Judy Chamberlain The soda fountain at Todd’s Drugstore ca. 1910 (for more information on any image, click on the photograph) Now that summer days are finally warming up, ice cream has become the snack of choice for children of all ages. Though many consider it an all-year-round treat, I […]

20 Aug 2009

Mystery Photo: Zinsser Girls, 1942

August 20, 2009
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1940s, Collection, Mystery Photos

Isn’t it fun to dream about winter in the middle of an August heat wave? Well, today we take you back to the Christmas of 1942. The photograph you see above was part of a Christmas card produced by Zinsser & Company to send to its employees and to those […]

17 Aug 2009

Admiral Farragut: Legends of a Hastings Hero

August 17, 2009
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1860s, Collection

Part III: A Hero’s Welcome The Battle of New Orleans, April 25-May 1, 1862 (click on any photograph for more information) Farragut’s victories at New Orleans in 1862 and Mobile Bay in 1864 made him a national hero. He returned to New York in December of 1864 only to find […]

13 Aug 2009

Mystery Photo: Uniontown Hose Company in 1959

August 13, 2009
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1950s, Collection, Mystery Photos

This photograph, dated 1959 and showing the Uniontown Hose Company in full dress uniform, was donated to the Historical Society by the Rivertowns Enterprise. The firemen are standing in front of their brand new firehouse on Rose Street, which was dedicated on Saturday, December 6, 1959. This photograph may have […]

10 Aug 2009

Admiral Farragut: Legends of a Hastings Hero

August 10, 2009
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1860s, Collection, Reminiscences

Part II: I Sailed With Farragut

Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (for more information about any photograph, click the image)
Last week’s post included several stories about David Glasgow Farragut’s early days in Hastings in 1861. But the reminiscences of Civil War times that were printed in the local papers in […]