Home of H.O. Wilkins
From the Robert N. Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views, we have the home of one H.O. Wilkins. Undated like so many others, this lovely looking structure was at 241 State […]
From the Robert N. Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views, we have the home of one H.O. Wilkins. Undated like so many others, this lovely looking structure was at 241 State […]
The manner in which the inhabitants of the town [of Albany] celebrate New Year’s Day: I had travelled far enough in the day to hope for a quiet sleep, but, […]
As an annual public service, Hoxsie would once again like to remind you: no pernicious discharges! Chapter 81 of the Laws of 1785 was passed to restrict your New Year’s […]
In 1909, Albany’s Babbitt & Co. advertised correct dress for women: In wearing our garments ladies can feel assured of being cleverly and properly dressed. We give our patrons the […]
I’m absolutely terrible at remembering birthdays, anniversaries, anything of that sort. And yet, I almost never forget that December 27 was the birthday of my great grandmother, Hazel Grace Smith, […]
In 1883, the City of Albany reported that it had $3,191,000 in bonded debt. This covered a variety of purposes. There was $3,000 for the relief of drafted men in […]
What would Hoxsie like for Christmas? Perhaps the first commercial Christmas card in the U.S. Printed right here in Albany, of course. Learn about it from All Over Albany. Then […]
…and there’s no better time to remind folks that the legendary poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” penned by Rev. Clement Moore of New York City on Christmas Eve, 1822, […]
A stereoscopic view of a very unfinished New York State Capitol building. I’m sure I could date this with some accuracy, but for now let’s say it’s somewhere between 1870 […]
From one of the Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopes, here’s an unusual view of Cohoes. It’s unusual in part because it’s in color, and in part because it’s not […]