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  • Albany Bicentennial Tablet No. 23 – Beaver Kill

    Albany Bicentennial Tablet No. 23 – Beaver Kill

    Hoxsie has been on an extended hiatus, and comes roaring back with . . . almost nothing. There’s not a huge amount to say about this bicentennial tablet in the first place, and we were unable to find its fate. Bronze tablet, 11 x 23 inches, set in granite block in sidewalk, near curb,…

  • The Bab-O Factory and Beyond

    The New York State Archives digital collection includes a great number of aerial photographs of New York State locations from the ’40s and ’50s, including this shot that centers on the factory of B.T. Babbitt, Inc., makers of Bab-O. This was taken on June 12, 1952, before just about everything in the picture changed.…