The Fire That Time
Just before the publication of the first number of “The New Albany” in 1891, Brandow Printing Company’s plant was consumed by fire. Type was made of lead then, and lead […]
Just before the publication of the first number of “The New Albany” in 1891, Brandow Printing Company’s plant was consumed by fire. Type was made of lead then, and lead […]
Not much advertising copy throws in a dig at Dutchmen these days, so for that alone this ad from the Albany Steam Trap Co., 1891, is worth a look. But […]
Can’t resist another ad from Thepure Baking Powder Company. Hoxsie agrees that ladies should know which baking powder retains its strength until used, and that the housewives of the land […]
Wow. From the land of overheated advertising copy comes this wonder from “The New Albany,” Vol. 1, No. 1 (and perhaps the only one) from Brandow Publishing, 1891. And right […]
The Van Vranken family had all sorts of business ventures in the not-yet-Electric City. In 1862, C. & H. Van Vranken were in the carriage and sleigh building business. Rotterdam […]
Andrew McMullen was in the coal business in Schenectady in 1862. I don’t know how one chose household coal, so I don’t know if the lower classes relied on Lehigh […]
From Beck’s Pocket Guide to Troy, 1935, Andrew J. Smith wants to make sure you’ve got enough insurance to keep the neighborhood from talking behind your back. Note that in […]
Had I mentioned that Albany was once the Piano City? I thought I might have. Once or twice. This ad from 1899 features only two of the numerous piano companies […]
In 1885, you could take the Peoples Line up and down the Hudson, any day of the week. And from there, you could go just about anywhere. I want to […]
A bookplate from the New York State Library, denoting a part of the collection of Books By New York Women. If you’re a fan of bookplates, hie yourself on over […]