Now in its fifth printing. It is a unique and thoroughly researched history of Albany County, New York, and is engagingly told through a rich seleciont of photographs of historically significant portraits, landscapes, churches, weather vanes, mills, bridges, barns, houses, monuments, maps, drawings, and silhouettes that have never been published before. It is a treasure trove of illustration and knowledge of the many aspects of Albany County life from 1630 to 1900.

The People's Choice: A History of Albany County in Art and Architecture

Arts & Photography

Bennett, Allison P.

History & Criticism

Purple Mountain Pr Ltd

Albany native and Dutch descendant Waldron Polgreen made this exquisite collection of photographs in the 1930s and early 1940s. The images are of very good quality, having been photographed on 5 x 7 inch sheet film and carefully preserved by his family. Rich, detailed descriptions and drawings enhance the collection. Before perishing in World War II, young Polgreen roamed the countryside around Albany, carefully photographing these aging Dutch dwellings from many angles. There is no other such book on the surviving Dutch-American dwellings as found in the 1930s. Even those with no particular interest in Dutch architecture will enjoy the raw, embellished scenes of a simpler time. Many of the Dutch houses seen in this book did not survive past the 1970s, and far fewer can be seen today. The book includes a 1944 portrait of Polgreen in US Army uniform, and a short biography.

Dutch Architecture Near Albany: The Polgren Photographs

Dunn, Shirley W.

Architecture

Purple Mountain Press, Ltd.

From front flap: In this eloquently written biography (about Ellen Hardin Walworth), Allison P. Bennett illuminates the life of a dynamic woman who overcame the tribulations of her life to become a historian, educator and a founder of the Daughters of the American Revolution. ...She became a pioneer of a feminist movement, blazing a trial for future generations of American women.

Saratoga Sojourn

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

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