Name/Title
Various Chester Business Billheads from 1905-1924Entry/Object ID
chs-014855Scope and Content
Various Chester Business Billheads from 1905-1924 compiled by William "Bill" S. Durland.
1917 - Babcock, Charles H. - Contractor and Truckman
1921 - Ball, George W. - Insurance and Real Estate
1918 - Ball, George W. - Town of Chester Supervisor 1918
1906 - Ball, George W. - Publisher of "The Chester Independent Republican"
1924 - Blackwell, A. V. - Millinery
1906 - Board, W. S. - Milk and Cream
1906 - Board & Bryan - Lumber and Coal
1924 - Brook Farm - Eggs
1906 - Brooks, George H. - Carriage Builder
1911 - Bryan & Helme - Lumber and Coal
1906 - Bull, John P. - Confectionery, Stationery, Tobacco, and Newspapers
1906 - Case, H. H. - Meat and Vegetables
1917 - Cedarhurst Stock Farm - Dr. Wm. M. Leonard, Veterinary
1916 - Chamberlain, Emily D. & J.C. - Milk & Cream
1919 - Chester Grange Blacksmith Shop - Horse Shoeing
1917 - Chester Grange Co. - Groceries, Feeds, Hay and Coal
1906 - Chester, N.Y. Telephone Co. - Telephone Service
1917 - Chester Cemeterv Association - George R. Vail, Treasurer
1906 - Chester School Tax Receipt
1924 - Chester Corporation Tax Receipt, Rate, $15.00 per $1,000.
1906 - Chester Water Commissioners Billing Receipt
1924 - Columba Church Bulletin Billing
1906 - Conklin, F. L. - Furnace, Stoves, and Sheet .Metal Work
1924 - Conklin, Walter J. - Building Supplies
1906 - Conklin & Roe - George Roe & George R. Conklin - Feed Store
1916 - Cullen, Bernard H. - papers & Tobacco
1924 - Cushman Auto Supplies - Radios, Tires, & Tubes
1920 - Custard, M. M. - Ice & General Trucking
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1920 - Davis, Doctor Walter W. - General Practice
1920 - Durland's Store - Frank Durland & Son - General Merchandise
1906 - Duryea, H. C. - House Painting & Paper Hanging
1924 - Glenmere Game & Poultry Farm - Robert Goelet - Eggs
1906 - Green, H. B. - Painter & Paperhanger
1916 - Green & Vanderburgh - Funeral Directors
1916 - Green, Harry L. - Plumber
1910 - Greycourt Overlook Co. - 116 acres of land for development
1924 - Hunter, Charles S. - Heating, Plumbing, and Farm Machinery
1917 - Imperial Garage - Charles Fowler & S. Roberts - Tires, Oil, & Machine Shop
1917 - Kerner, Charles W. - Camera Supplies, Cloths & Shoes
1919 - Knapp, F. B. - Meat Market
1917 - Knapp, Lewis H. - Plumbing & Heating
1906 - Lawence, W. A. & Son - Mfg. of Neufchatel Cheese
1924 - Littel, Harry M. - Shoes Gloves, & Hosiery
1924 - Lord, A. B. - Blacksmith
1920 - McLean, J. W. - Bakery, Ice Cream, Lunch - Later changed to "Chester Bakery"
1906 - Miller, D. W. - Builder, Ice & Trucking
1906 - Miller, Theodore A. & Son - Contractor and Builder
1917 - Muetschele, William - Bakery, Ice Cream, & Lunch
1910 - Murray, J. S. - Chester Mills - Stock Farm
1918 - Murray, Harry L. - Murray's Garage
1911 - Murray Brothers - Groceries & Dry Goods
1906 - Orange County News - Chester, Pine Bush, & Unionville
1918 - Orange County Fermented Grain Corporation - Paul Altenfeld, Treasure
1920 - Produce Growers Trucking Ass'n General Trucking
1905 - Reed, Henry W. - Electrician
1921 - Roe, George M. - Feed & Lumber
1920 - Roe, Hamlet S. - Insurance
1906 - Smith, H. B. - Insurance & Real Estate
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1921 - Smith, William H. - Insurance & Real Estate
1921 - Smith, Dr. Charles Parshall - Physician & Surgeon
1917 - Thompson's Drug Store - Drugs and Medicines, Fancy Articles
1906 - Thompson, John T. - Plumber, Sewer & Pipes
1919 - Turfler, R. F. - Ice
1917 - Vail, Frank D. - Carpenter and Builder
1906 - Vail, George R. - Stationery
1920 - VanRompaye Trucking Company - General Trucking
1924 - Vollmer, Fred & Sons - Harness Makers
1924 - Wilkin's Ice Company - Ice
1921 - Wilkin, S. & Sons - Wagons, Hardness's, & Horse Shoes
1924 - West Chester Garage - F. J..Murray & Co. - Tires & Tubes
1920 - Wilson, George L. - confectionery, Stationery, Tobacco, & Newspapers
Various Chester Business Ads In Chester Newspapers
1910 - Chester Independent Republican
1912 - Chester Independent Republican
1928 - Chester Independent Republican
1934 - The Chester News
The Following Ads Appear
American House - Hotel/Bar - D. B. Rumsey
Andrews, L.G. - Messenger Service
Ball, George W. - Insurance
Bason, Alfred E. - Auto Supplies
Bodeep, Ameen - Cloths
Brook Farm - Cattle/Horses
Chester Grange - Feed
Conklin, F.L. - Hardware
Conklin, Walter J. - Lumber
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Cullen, M. B. - Newsdealer
Durland’s Store- General Merchandise
Feldner, H.A. - Lunch & Ice Cream
Florence's Sweet Shop - Sweets & School Supplies
Frickes, Mrs. W.N.. - Groceries
Greycourt Inn - J.J. Diffily and Son
Kerner, C. - Shoes
MacLachlin & Oram - Hardware & Appliances
Mapes Garage - Jack Mapes
Miller, D.rW. - Mason
Miller, T.A. - Mason
Murray, Frank J. Co. Inc. - Removal of dead stock
Murray, Frank J. Co. - Gas & Oil
Osborne, William- Meat Market
Rose Hill Farm - Chickens
Saleem, Nichlolas - Groceries
Schanck' s - Luncheon's
Schriver, Franklin A. - Lawyer
Schulenberg, Fred - Clothier & Tailor
Simms, G.W. - Radios
Simon, Dr. Milton C. - Dentist
Smith, W.H. - Insurance
Thompson, Alfred B. - Plumbing
Thomnson's Cit,7 Pharmacy - Drugs
Thompson, John T. - Hardware
Vollmer, Albert - Piano Tuner
Vollmer, Fred - Harness maker
Walcott, B.H. - Meats
Wilkins Ice Co. - Goose Pond Mtn. IceContext
Durland's store at the corner of Academy Ave. and Main Street was operated by Bill's grandfather Joseph Durland from 1859 when he succeeded James J. Board in the firm, the name being changed to Pierson, Bell & Durland. In 1862 the firm was again reorganized under the name of J. & S. S. Durland and continued ten years, when S.S. Durland retired. In 1885 Frank joined his father. Frank Durland closed the store about 1960.Category
:Billheads 1900-1999: Durland
Acquisition
Notes
Jan., 1999 Gift from William S. Durland.Archive Details
Creator
William S. DurlandDate(s) of Creation
1905 - 1924Date(s) Material Assembled
circa 1998Create Date
January 6, 2025Update Date
July 13, 2025