Kiersted House at Saugerties, New York
August 02, 2025
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The Kiersted House, located on Main Street in Saugerties, is a wonderful surviving example of the Dutch Colonial stone houses that were common in the pre-American Revolution era. The house appears to have been built in sections, with the earliest section having been built circa 1727. The house still retains many of its original details including st...
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Saugerties Lighthouse: A Photographic Study
July 26, 2025
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The original Saugerties Lighthouse was constructed in 1835 by the U. S. Lighthouse Establishment to mark Hudson River shoals and the entrance to Saugerties Harbor on the Esopus Creek.
The original lighthouse was destroyed by fire in 1848, but was rebuilt by 1850 on the old site. At this time, four mineral oil lamps replaced earlier whale oil lam...
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Bristol Beach State Park
July 19, 2025
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Bristol Beach State Park is an undeveloped 242-acre state park located on the Hudson River in the town of Saugerties, New York. The property includes Hudson River shoreline, marshes and tidal flats, woodlands and meadows. The northern section of the park is known as Eve’s Point, which is a narrow spit of land that juts out into the Hudson River....
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The Saint Emilion on the Hudson River
July 12, 2025
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The tugboat Saint Emilion was originally built in 2007 by Sea Boats Incorporated of Fall River, Massachusetts. She was originally named the Barbara C.
In 2011, the tugboat was acquired by K-Sea Transportation Partnership Incorporated of East Brunswick, New Jersey and was renamed to the Arabian Sea. Also in 2011, the K-Sea Transportation Partners...
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Rip Van Winkle, Illustrated by Alan Wright
July 05, 2025
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Rip Van Winkle, as illustrated by Alan Wright, was published in 1921 by the firm of Thomas, Nelson and Sons, Ltd. The 64-page book contains 11 full-page line illustrations plus the cover art. Illustrations included:
Rip and his dog, Wolf
A troop of children hanging on to his coat-tails
Running like a wild colt at his mother's heels
They sat t...
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Rip Van Winkle, Drawings by Victor Perard
June 28, 2025
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Rip Van Winkle, as illustrated by Victor Perard, was published in 1933 by the Frederick A. Stokes Company of New York. The book is thoroughly illustrated, with drawings on every page. The drawings were highly regarded for their accuracy, particularly in regards to the Catskills scenery, the regional architecture and the character’s clothes. This is...
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Rip Van Winkle, Illustrated by Howard Morris
June 21, 2025
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The Comet Press published a limited-edition version of the Rip Van Winkle story in 1941. Only 750 copies were made available. The book was produced with Oldstyle Number Seven text with headings in Deepdene italic. The paper was T. J. Gray Laid Text and the binding was PX cloth turned inside out.
The Rip Van Winkle illustrations were created by H...
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Rip Van Winkle, Illustrated by John Fitz, Jr.
June 14, 2025
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Rip Van Winkle, as illustrated by John Fitz, Jr., was published in 1928 by the John C. Winston Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The book contained the cover drawing, one color illustration and six black-and-white illustrations. The illustrations included:
Rip Taught the Children of the Village to Fly Kites
Rip Would Sometimes Share the...
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Rip Van Winkle, Illustrated by R. W. Sawyer
June 07, 2025
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Rip Van Winkle, as illustrated by R. W. Sawyer, was published in 1909 by John W. Luce & Company of Boston. The book, at 34 pages long, was printed on imitation birch bark paper and included a slipcase. It originally retailed for 75 cents.
The book was well received by the industry and readers alike. The Boston Globe wrote that “Rip Van W...
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Rip Van Winkle, Illustrated by Edna Cooke
May 31, 2025
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Rip Van Winkle, as illustrated in color by Edna Cooke and in line by Felix O. C. Darley, was published in 1923 by the J. B. Lippincott Company of Philadelphia. The book contained four color illustrations by Cooke and six line illustrations by Darley. The cover of the book is based on one of Cooke’s color illustrations.
The four Rip Van W...
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Rip Van Winkle: Treasury of American Folklore
May 24, 2025
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The Hamilton Mint manufactured a limited-edition series of 24 ingots in.999 fine silver titled the Treasury of American Folklore. The ingots were offered for sale in 1975 and originally sold for $13.75 per ingot. The 24 ingots were issued at a rate of two per month for 12 months. Each ingot measured 1 1/4 inch by 1 3/4 inch in size.
The Hamilton...
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Sullivan County Museum Photo Exhibition
May 17, 2025
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The Sullivan County Parks & Recreation Department recently sponsored a photo contest that sought to showcase the landscapes and wildlife at their parks and museums. Photographs could be taken at one of the selected county parks, including:
D&H Canal Interpretive Center and Linear Park, Summitville
Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History, Narro...
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The Story of Rip Van Winkle
May 10, 2025
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The Story of Rip Van Winkle, a much-condensed version of the original, was first published in Germany. The 8-page pamphlet contained four illustrations, including three that were full-page and one that was half-page. The story, in its shortened attempt, makes occasional errors when compared to the original.
In a small cottage near the town l...
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Rip Van Winkle: The Raphael Tuck & Sons Series
May 03, 2025
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Raphael Tuck & Sons was a prominent British publishing and printing company. It was founded by Raphael Tuck and his wife Ernestine in London in 1866. The company would become a very successful merchant of pictures, greeting cards and postcards; and they also played a significant role in the postcard boom of the early 1900s.
After Raphael Tuck re...
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Rip Van Winkle: Fit the Picture to the Story
April 26, 2025
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Stampkraft Poster Stamp Art Books were a novel new idea in the 1910s that combined reading and art for young children. The Rip Van Winkle version was published in 1916.
Published by the United Art Publishing Company in New York, the Stampkraft books were marketed with a tagline of “fit the picture to the story.” The pages of the book contained a...
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