Catskills Museum of Photography: Historic Photograph of the Month – January 2026
January 01, 2026
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The Catskills Museum of Photography is an online historical photograph gallery with over 5,400 photographs from over 190 of the greatest Catskills photographers in history.
Each month I will select one photograph from the collection to feature as the Historic Photograph of the Month.
Title: 938. Mountain House, Catskill Mts., N.Y.
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Plymouth Church, Walton, New York
December 27, 2025
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The historic Plymouth Church is located along Route 21 (Franklin-Walton Road), north of the village of Walton. It is situated on the West Brook, a tributary of the West Branch of the Delaware River.
The church has long supplied the religious needs of a large farming community that was situated several miles from the nearest village. In its earli...
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Tappan Covered Bridge
December 20, 2025
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The Tappan Covered Bridge, formerly known as the Kittle Covered Bridge, is located in the Dry Brook Valley south of Arkville in the town of Hardenburgh in Ulster County.
The bridge was constructed in 1906 by Salem Jerome Moot. The bridge originally utilized a Kingpost Truss but was rebuilt in 1985 utilizing a Stringer Truss design. It is a singl...
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Stratton Falls at Roxbury, New York: A History and Photographic Study
December 13, 2025
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Stratton Falls refers to both the beautiful 50-foot waterfall located in the town of Roxbury, New York and the small rural community that once thrived around the falls.
Stratton Falls takes its name from Joseph and Samuel Stratton, brothers who fought in the Revolutionary War and settled in the falls area in the early 1790s.
Josep...
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Delaware County Fair, New York, 2025
December 06, 2025
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The annual Delaware County Fair was held from August 11-16, 2025 in the village of Walton, New York.
Over 80,000 people attend the historic event each year to enjoy a wide range of activities, including live entertainment, contests, rides, games, shopping, food and much more. Events typically include tractor pulls, horse shows and the demolition...
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Barns of Delaware County, New York
November 29, 2025
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Delaware County in New York State is home to an agricultural industry that dates back well over 200 years, with farming being the foundation on which with county was built.
As of 2022, according to the Agricultural Statistics Summary produced by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County, there were 579 farms remaining in Delaware Coun...
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Tannersville, New York: A Photographic Study
November 22, 2025
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The colorful village of Tannersville is located in the northern Catskills town of Hunter in Greene County, New York.
The village of Tannersville first began to develop in the early 19th century on the back of the lumber and tanning trade. Over time, and as those industries faded away, tourism soon became the dominant industry. Grand hotels such...
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West Kortright Presbyterian Church
November 15, 2025
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The West Kortright Presbyterian Church is located at the corner of West Kortright Church Road and Turnpike Road in the town of Kortright in Delaware County, New York. Turnpike Road follows the path of the Catskill-Susquehanna Turnpike, an important early nineteenth century east-west route from the Hudson River through Greene, Delaware and Otsego co...
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Kelly Round Barn, Halcottsville, New York
November 08, 2025
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The picturesque Kelly Round Barn is located on Route 30 in Halcottsville, New York, approximately five miles north of the village of Margaretville.
The barn was constructed circa 1893 as part of a dairy farm operated by the Kelly brothers, including Hiram, David, Norman and George. The circular barn is two stories tall, approximately 90 feet in...
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District 10 School, Margaretville, New York
November 01, 2025
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The District 10 School is a one-room stone schoolhouse that was originally constructed in 1820 to serve the hamlet of Clark’s Factory, which later became known as Dunraven in the early 20th century. The first school at Dunraven, known as District #10, was constructed of wood in 1765 and burned sometime thereafter. The location of this early school...
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Halcott United Methodist Church
October 25, 2025
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The Halcott United Methodist Church was established in 1829 when John P. Van Valkenburg experienced religion and became an exhorter among the people. The first Class, organized by Reverend Calder in 1830, consisted of Thomas Halcott, Reuben Gordon, Archibald Morrison, Nehemiah Covel, Joseph Halstead, John Moseman, Gibbons Griffins, and their wives;...
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Maple Shade Farm, Delhi, New York
October 18, 2025
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The Maple Shade Farm, located in Delhi, New York, was first settled by Daniel Frisbee (1781-1860), son of Judge Gideon Frisbee, an early settler of Delaware County and a prominent local farmer.
Daniel Frisbee
Daniel Frisbee was born in January 1781 at Canaan, New York, and went to Schoharie County, New York with his parents, and at nine y...
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RIP Philip B. Travis
October 11, 2025
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Private Philip B. Travis was a soldier with the Captain Hewitt Company of Colonel Butler’s Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment during the American Revolution. Travis enlisted in 1778 and served on the frontier.
Travis would serve for one year from March 1778 to March 1779. He was wounded and taken prisoner during an engagement with the British and Nati...
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RIP David Corbin
October 04, 2025
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Located adjacent to the Second Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury is the church cemetery. Funerary markers are laid out in several long rows arranged in a north to south direction, with each of the monuments oriented to the west.
One summer afternoon I was walking around the cemetery after having photographed the church. Cemeteries often provi...
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Second Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury
September 27, 2025
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The Second Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury is located along Route 41 south of the village of Roxbury near the crossroads hamlet of Stratton Falls.
The church was formed from the First Old School Baptist Church at Batavia Kill on May 1, 1816. The first pastor was Elder William Warren, who was also pastor of the first church. Its first office...
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