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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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1900s

  • 1902 postcard reading Greeting from Matteawan, N.Y. with local landmarksPostcard · 1902Greeting from Matteawan, N.Y. in 1902 — postcard
  • Photograph of the Teller House in Matteawan (Beacon), New York, around 1903Photo · 1903The Teller House, Matteawan (Beacon), New York — about 1903
  • Photograph of Matteawan Falls waterfall in Beacon, New YorkPhoto · 1903Matteawan Falls in Beacon, New York, ca. 1903
  • 1905 postcard of the reservoir at Mt. Beacon, New YorkPostcard · 1905Reservoir, Mt. Beacon, N.Y. in 1905 — postcard
  • 1905 postcard view of Mt. Beacon, New YorkPostcard · 1905Mt. Beacon, N.Y. view in 1905 — postcard
  • 1905 postcard of the monument on Mt. Beacon, New YorkPostcard · 1905Mt. Beacon Monument in 1905 — postcard
  • 1905 postcard showing a reservoir view at Mt. Beacon, New YorkPostcard · 1905Reservoir view, Mt. Beacon, N.Y. in 1905 — postcard
  • 1905 postcard view of the incline on Mt. Beacon, New YorkPostcard · 1905View of Incline, Mt. Beacon, N.Y. in 1905 — postcard
  • Postcard of Mt. Beacon with railroad track of the incline railwayPostcard · 1905Mt. Beacon and the Incline Railroad, New York, 1905 postcard

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