Visit to New Croton Dam—February, 1934

In the winter of 1934, members of the Bagley family of Peekskill documented their visit to the New Croton Dam through a series of photographs. Each image bears a handwritten inscription on its reverse side and carries a stamp indicating the month and year of capture.

The collection includes several compelling winter scenes. One photograph shows the main dam structure, while another captures the spillway during the cold season. A third image documents ice accumulation on the spillway itself. Additional photographs depict the Croton River below the dam and ice-covered rocks positioned along Route 129.

According to the article, "The photographs were recently acquired at an estate sale in Cortlandt along with other images of Peekskill, Bear Mountain Bridge, Camp Smith and more." The author notes that additional images from this collection would be shared in subsequent weeks.

The piece concludes by noting the contemporary relevance of the Route 129 photograph, suggesting that the landscape features visible in the 1934 image remain recognizable to present-day residents of Croton.