From the Archives

Notes from Rhinebeck Historical Society

March 2026

 

Hats on Display

Robert Asher and other photographers preserved the visual history of Rhinebeck people (including those wearing hats!). 

Left: “Dr. George Miller with Dog, Cane, and Derby; Photographer: Robert Asher; photograph; 1890s to 1920s; 1995-001-03.11. Background: Sidewalk, Grass, Trees, and Bushes.

“Lady in a Long Dress Wearing a Hat”; Photographer: Robert Asher; glass plate negative; 1890s to 1920s; 1995-001.03.16. Background: front porch with window and shutters and a rocking chair
“Man with Gun and Dog Near Stream”; Photographer: Robert Asher; glass plate negative; 1890s to 1920s; 1995-001.03.12. Background: field with trees, grass, and stream
“Miss Rosenkranz in a Long Dress with a Hat”; Photographer: Robert Asher; glass plate negative; 1890s to 1920s; 1995-001.03.16. 001.03.55. Background: side of building.
“Woman in Period Dress Wearing Hat”; Photographer: Robert Asher; glass plate negative; 1890s to 1920s; 1995-001.03.10. Background: side of building.
“Laura Martha Allen in a White Dress Holding a Dark Hat”; “Lynn Murphy Collection: Hildreth Family Group”; Photographer: Schaffer Studio in Poughkeepsie; photograph; unknown date; 2019-002.39 Background: floral studio setting
Dressed in a warm winter coat, muff, and hat, Laura Allen “Laura Allen in a Coat, Muff, and Hat”; “Lynn Murphy Collection: Hildreth Family Group”; Photographer: unknown; oval cabinet card; 1907; 2019-002.46
“Boy Wearing Overalls and Hat”; Photographer: unknown; order form; undated; 2017-003.185. Background: exterior of house and window.
“Man in Uniform Carrying Bugle”; Photographer: Robert Asher; glass plate negative; 1890s to 1920s; 1995-001.03.66. Background: barn door and a bit of barnyard. Words printed on the hat: “W. M. Sayre 1 Steamer”.
“Boy Wearing a Hat standing near Woman Seated on a Rattan Chair”; Photographer: Robert Asher; glass plate negative; 1890s to 1920s; 1995-001.03.01. Background: Field with tree and fence with fence post.
“Dr. George Miller with Dog, Cane, and Derby; Photographer: Robert Asher; photograph; 1890s to 1920s; 1995-001-03.11. Background: Side Walk, Grass, Trees, and Bushes.

Discover what follows “Hats on Display” in the April issue of From the Archives.

Researcher,
Bonnie Wood
March 2026

EXTRA! EXTRA!

“Dr. George Miller Residence, Rhinebeck, NY; Doris Hatschek Collection: Hudson Valley Great Estates; Color Slide of a Post Card; dated 11/27/1995; 2018-041.09.018.