W.E. Tallcot & Co. Brickmaking Machine, 1884

A diagram of a brickmaking machine manufactured by W.E. Tallcot & Co. at Croton Landing in the late 1800s. This image and the ad below are from A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Bricks . . . by Charles Thomas Davis, published in 1884.

New Croton Dam Cigarette Card

Will's Cigarettes card of the New Croton Dam. (ca. 1902-1917) Another card from the same company is here.

Anchor Brand Bricks at Croton Landing, 1889

"No Overburnt Brick" An ad from the Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide, July 6, 1889.  

New Croton Dam Compared to the Flatiron Building, 1911

An informative graphic from the Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide, October 7, 1911.

The U.S. Brick & Enameling Company at Croton Point, 1884

An ad for the United States Brick & Enameling Company at Croton Point, from Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide (v. 34, no. 851: July 5, 1884)

Croton Area “Driving & Wheeling” Map, 1892

A detail from Colton's driving & wheeling map of the country twenty-five miles north of the city of New York. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. 312 Broadway, New York, 1892. A note in red above the title says: "These maps are particularly intended for the use of Sportsmen, Wheelmen, and Driving Parties, and we respectfully … Continue reading Croton Area “Driving & Wheeling” Map, 1892 →

Croton Reservoir in Central Park, 1874

A detail from Watson's New Map of New-York and Adjacent Cities. Published by Gaylord Watson, 16 Beekman St., 1874. Another detail showing the distributing reservoir at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue (where the New York Public Library is today) is below. The entire map is available online at David Rumsey.

Croton Area in an Early NYC Transit Map, 1887-1890s

A detail from an early New York City regional transit map, made between 1887 and the 1890s. What's particularly interesting about this map is that it shows the "Quaker Bridge Dam," one of the possible locations for what became the New Croton Dam. In the late 19th century, when New York City was rapidly outgrowing … Continue reading Croton Area in an Early NYC Transit Map, 1887-1890s →

Bear Mountain Bridge, circa 1924

  A selection of images from a souvenir post card folder, printed in Newburgh, N.Y., soon after the Bear Mountain Bridge was opened.The folder consists of a cover, with an accordian-folded strip of 18 post card sized images, printed back-to-back. The cost of mailing the item was 1.5 cents. According to the Wikipedia article on … Continue reading Bear Mountain Bridge, circa 1924 →

Croton Area, 1845

Detail of the Croton area from Fowler's New Map of the Hudson River, 1845.