83 Years Ago
This black and white photo of Eagle Mattlee Fire Department was taken 83 years ago this month.
“Ballstonians in Disguise”
Below is a group portrait, presumably at a Halloween party, featuring 24 people in various costumes with Jack-0-Lanterns in front. Have a happy halloween!
Saratoga Monument
Below is a photo of Saratoga Monument in Schuylerville. It was erected by the Saratoga Monument Assoc. to commemorate the surrender of Burgoyne on October 17, 1777. The corner stone was laid on October 17, 1877 and completed in June, 1883.
102 Years Ago This Week
102 years ago this week, Governor Dix made the dedication speech of the Saratoga Battle Monument on October 18, 1912.
Jack Johnson, 1910
It was an exciting day for all Ballstonians when Jack Johnson stopped in the village on October 8, 1910. Johnson was the heavyweight champion of the world when he and his diminutive manager posed for this picture.
Touring the Town of Saratoga
Several people in a large open touring car in front of Saratoga Monument in the Town of Saratoga. The Saratoga Monument was first conceived in the middle of the nineteenth century. An Association was formed in 1859 to raise funds to erect an obelisk, but the cornerstone was not laid until the centennial anniversary of the surrender of Burgoyne, October… Read more »
Utopian Club’s Parlor Room
Pictured below is a view of parlor room of the Utopian Club. In the background in another room is group of men playing cards. The Utopian Club was organized in September, 1885 and had rooms in the Sans Souci Block on Front Street, Ballston Spa, NY. It still existed in through 1907, when it was photographed by Jesse Sumner Wooley.
Saratoga Battlefield Monument
Below is a photo of the monument to Col. Abraham Ten Broeck and Albany County Militia, erected in 1917 by Philip Livingston. This monument can be found at the Saratoga Battlefield.
Remembering Ralph B. Post
Snapshot of Ralph B. Post, a long-time doctor in Ballston Spa. Dr. Ralph B. Post was born on January 23, 1888 and trained at Albany Medical School. Following service in World War I, he set up his medical practice in Ballston Spa. In 1919 he purchased 143 Milton Avenue and in 1920 he married Agnes Hayes. They never had children…. Read more »
Labor Day Flashback
Hope everyone had a good labor day! Here is what the Labor Day Parade in Ballston Spa looked like back in 1911. Pictured is the marching band headed through town. Photograph by Jesse Sumner Wooley.
