Schuyler S. Cornell: New Portraits and Stereoviews
March 25, 2023
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Schuyler S. Cornell (1843-1927) was a popular photographer who operated out of the village of Stamford in Delaware County, New York for nearly 50 years. He operated a portrait studio on Main Street in the village and was also well known for his landscapes of the surrounding western Catskills.
I have recently acquired seven new stereoviews and th...
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Stereoviews of the Catskills by the E. & H. T. Anthony Co.
March 18, 2023
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The E. & H. T. Anthony company was the largest 19th-century manufacturer and distributor of cameras and photographic supplies in the United States. The company was founded by Edward Anthony (1818-1888) and his brother Henry T. Anthony (1814-1884). Regionally, the company produced many of the greatest views of the Catskills of the 19th century. The...
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The Foot Race, Loch Sheldrake, N.Y.
March 11, 2023
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For several years now I have been collecting postcards and photographs from throughout the four-county region of the Catskills. Most of my purchases have focused on specific requirements, perhaps a particular photographer, or a certain location, and some items for my Catskills: Then and Now series.
Every once in a while though I will come across...
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Ashokan-Turnwood Covered Bridge – A Photographic Study
March 04, 2023
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The historic Ashokan-Turnwood Covered Bridge is located at the Ashokan Center in the Catskills hamlet of Olivebridge, New York. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places “as a rare and substantially intact example of rural vernacular bridge design and construction in the Catskill region.”
The Ashokan-Turnwood C...
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Beaverkill Covered Bridge – A Photographic Study
February 25, 2023
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“If there is one stream more than another that deserves the title of a perfect trout-stream it is the Beaverkill.” – Benjamin Kent
The historic Beaverkill Covered Bridge is located north of the Catskills hamlet of Livingston Manor in Sullivan County, New York. The historic bridge provides a scenic background as part of the Beaverkill State Cam...
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Tanbark Trail at Phoenicia
February 18, 2023
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The Tanbark Trail in the Catskills hamlet of Phoenicia offers a moderately challenging 2.1-mile route, with views from both Phoenicia Overlook and Grand View Ledge. Both wonderful viewpoints overlook the hamlet of Phoenicia, surrounded by the idyllic Esopus Valley landscape of Mount Pleasant (2,900 feet), Romer Mountain (2,160 feet), and Panther Mo...
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Phoenicia Diner
February 11, 2023
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The legendary Phoenicia Diner is located along Route 28 outside the Catskills hamlet of Phoenicia, New York. The diner structure was constructed in 1962 by the DeRaffele Manufacturing Company and was originally located on Long Island. The diner was then moved to its current location in the Catskills in the early 1980s. The first iteration of the di...
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Davy Crockett, at Phoenicia
February 04, 2023
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The imposing ten-foot-tall fiberglass statue of old Davy Crockett, standing proudly with a rifle over his shoulder and a coonskin cap on his head, can be found in front of the Sportsman’s Alamo Cantina in the Catskills hamlet of Phoenicia, New York. The statue has been a prominent part of the Phoenicia’s Main Street since at least the 1970s. It has...
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Phoenicia Railroad Station – A Photographic Study
January 28, 2023
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The Phoenicia Railroad Station is located at the hamlet of Phoenicia in the town of Shandaken, Ulster County, New York. The station served the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad (UDRR).
The Ulster and Delaware Railroad had its founding roots with the Rondout and Oswego Railroad, chartered in 1866 by Thomas Cornell “in order to p...
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St. Francis de Sales Church, Phoenicia – A History and Photographic Study
January 21, 2023
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The Roman Catholic parish of Saint Francis de Sales in the Catskills hamlet of Phoenicia was founded in 1902. Upon its founding, Archbishop Michael A. Corrigan entrusted care of the church to the Missionary Fathers of La Salette, a religious order that was founded in honor of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at La Salette, France that took...
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Shandaken Eagle – A Photographic Study
January 14, 2023
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The beautiful Shandaken Eagle statue sits on a grassy knoll near the Esopus Creek, marking the entrance to the Catskills hamlet of Phoenicia, New York. It is located at the junction of Route 28 and Route 214.
The two-ton sculpture, with a wingspan of 13 feet, once stood atop one of the towers of Grand Central Depot at the intersection of...
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Big Indian, In the Catskills
January 07, 2023
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The uniquely named hamlet of Big Indian is located within the town of Shandaken in Ulster County, New York. The hamlet is located along scenic Route 28 as the road makes its way through the Catskill Park.
The historical marker at Big Indian Park provides the context behind the legendary naming of the hamlet.
“The hamlet of Big Indian...
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Pine Hill Lake in the Catskills
December 31, 2022
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Pine Hill Lake, located at the base of Belleayre Mountain, offers plenty of summer time fun, with a white sand beach, lifeguard-supervised swimming, rowboat and kayak rentals, large picnic pavilions and much more. It was estimated in 2018 that over 21,000 people visited Pine Hill Lake for summer recreational purposes.
The lake has a surfac...
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Spruce Creek in the Catskills
December 24, 2022
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Spruce Creek is a beautiful destination in the northern Catskills offering a wide range of photographic shooting opportunities. For the area, surely, Kaaterskill Falls gets most of the attention. Bastion Falls, located along Route 23A, used to get its fair bit of attention as well, but that is now in the past with the closing of the parking area th...
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Edwin Forrest Branning: New Photography Gallery
December 17, 2022
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Edwin Forrest Branning was a well-known merchant and citizen of the hamlet of Narrowsburg in Sullivan County, New York. He later moved to New York City. He was highly regarded as a businessman, eventually attaining great wealth through his general store, creamery, cigar manufacturing, wholesale, catalog, automobile, lumber and real estate dealings.
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