Museum Alphabet A - I
A is for Aviator's Cap. This aviator's cap was worn by radioman Frank O'Donnell during WWII.
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B is for Bass Drum. Drum from the RRA (Rural Recreation Association) in Mountainville.
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Say "Cheese"! C is for Camera. A Six-16 Brownie Junior camera. circa 1930's.
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Decal for Angola Roller Rink, Cornwall, NY showing winged roller skate and "The finest & most beautiful rink where friends meet."
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E is for Eleanor Roosevelt. A 1944 letter from Eleanor Roosevelt thanking a Mr. and Mrs. Solotist of Cornwall, NY for a quilt.
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 F is for Firth Carpet Co. Tool kit and leather pouch used by an employee of Firth Carpet Co. in the weave shop.
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G is for Game. A glass printing plate used by the Evening News in the 1960's showing a Cornwall Central High School baseball game.
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H is for Hat. Black top hat worn by Charles Cleeves. Fur exterior, red fabric interior, black ribbon tied in a simple knot around the brim.
The interior has a manufacturer label and a raised scene of two women holding laurels around linked chains with a black stamped scene of a crane landing on a branch with a nest with baby birds.
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I is for International Women's Day, March 8, 2025. The World War 1 uniform of Justine Todd (1892-1978) of Cornwall on Hudson. Justine Todd served as Head Nurse and was stationed near Brest, France. She is buried in the Willow Dell cemetery in COH.
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