Picturing Our Past
This exhibit features photographs taken by Gray Williams for his book Picturing Our Past: National Register Sites in Westchester County.
Picturing Our Past: Romantic Westchester
The paintings of Thomas Cole and his affectionate vision of innocent enjoyment amid the beauties of nature embody the spirit of the Romantic era in 19th-century America, a period when ...
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Picturing Our Past: The Federal Period
After more than seven years of devastating war, Westchester made a surprisingly rapid recovery. County and town governments resumed normal operations. Buildings of every kind, from homes and stores to ...
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Picturing Our Past: The Colonial Era
European settlement in Westchester County began about the middle of the 17th century, at first along the easily accessible shores of the Hudson River and Long Island Sound, and then ...
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