BEACON, NEW YORK · LOCAL HISTORY
Beacon Through the Years
Maps, photographs, and postcards of Beacon from the Library of Congress and from local families, decade by decade. Every item carries its credit line and rights statement.
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38 items
1860s
1870s
Photo · 1870Tironda, Howland residence, 7 Craig House Lane, Beacon, New York — about 1870
Drawing · 1870Howland Circulating Library Plan and Elevations, Beacon (Mattewan), New York, ca. 1870
Photo · 1872Presbyterian Church, Leonard and Amity Streets, Beacon, New York — about 1872
Photo · 1872Howland Circulating Library, 33 Main Street, Beacon, New York — about 1872
Photo · 1873Tioranda, Howland Residence Music Room Addition in Beacon, New York, ca. 1873
1900s
Postcard · 1902Greeting from Matteawan, N.Y. in 1902 — postcard
Photo · 1903The Teller House, Matteawan (Beacon), New York — about 1903
Photo · 1903Matteawan Falls in Beacon, New York, ca. 1903
Postcard · 1905Reservoir, Mt. Beacon, N.Y. in 1905 — postcard
Postcard · 1905Mt. Beacon, N.Y. view in 1905 — postcard
Postcard · 1905Mt. Beacon Monument in 1905 — postcard
Postcard · 1905Reservoir view, Mt. Beacon, N.Y. in 1905 — postcard
Postcard · 1905View of Incline, Mt. Beacon, N.Y. in 1905 — postcard
Postcard · 1905Mt. Beacon and the Incline Railroad, New York, 1905 postcard
1910s
Postcard · 1910Presbyterian Church, Leonard and Amity Streets, Beacon, New York — about 1910 postcard
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 1
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 3
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 4
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 5
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 6
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 7
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 9
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 10
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 11
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 12
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 13
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 14
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 15
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 16
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 17
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 18
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 19
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 20
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 21
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn fire insurance map, sheet 22
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, sheet 23
Map · July 1919Beacon, New York in July 1919 — Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, sheet 26
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