North Branch, N.Y. As Seen from the Air
North Branch is a small hamlet in the town of Callicoon in Sullivan County, New York. The postcard was published by photographer Otto Hillig. The postcard was never mailed.
Otto Hillig can be considered one of the great photographers in Catskills history. Arriving from Germany in the United States as a poor teenage immigrant he took on a series of odd jobs before developing a prosperous photography business at his adopted hometown in the village of Liberty in Sullivan County, New York. He operated a well-regarded portrait studio in the village, extensively photographed the landscapes of the region and was considered an earlier pioneer of aerial photography.
