Collections

Homelands Exhibition
The Rochester Homelands Exhibition displayed traditional arts and crafts of many immigrant cultures in the region. This collection includes photographs of the Homelands Exhibition in 1920.
Horne Collection

These photographs were taken from 1904-1914, during construction of the Panama Canal, in locations throughout and beyond the Canal Zone.

Standing near Trains, 1935

Photographs of the 1935 flood of Hornell.

Horse Drawn Transportation in Potsdam
A collection of photographs of horse drawn wagons and carts in Potsdam, New York.
Horton and Morrison Family Collection

Portraits of the Horton family, as well as photographs of their mansion’s construction. (Later Horton and Morrison Hall.)

Hospital of the Good Shepherd
Photographs and documents relating to Good Shepherd Hospital in Syracuse, New York, throughout its existence from the late-19th century to mid-20th century.
Rockville Centre, L.I. Episcopal Church

Photographs and printed materials relating to houses of worship in Rockville Centre, NY

Red apartment building at Wawbeek Ave and Lake Street intersection with a woman walking towards the lake.

This series includes various photos of housing in Tupper Lake from 1893 to approximately 2000 including apartment buildings, boarding houses, and individual homes and townhouses.

Hudson River Day Line Collection

Photographs, objects, ephemera and printed materials from the 1860s through 1971 relating to the Hudson River Day Line.

Hudson River Night Boat Collection

Historic images of the Hudson River Night Boats.

Hudson River voyage c.1937-39
The Hudson River Voyage collection contains still images of steamboats that went up and down the the Hudson River between 1937 and 1939.
Hudson Valley Community College, 1959 - Present
This collection highlights images and documents reflecting the College's move from its downtown Troy location to a permanent multi-building campus on the outskirts of the city to meet the demands of a growing student body and faculty, the need for varied instructional resources, and  continued growt
Hudson Valley Sports and Athletics
This collection contains images of sport teams and individual athletes that play sports during their years at Hudson Valley Community College.
Hudson Valley Technical Institute, 1953 -1958
This collection reflects the diversity of the student body  as well as the broadening scope of the curriculum as the Institute responded to the wants and needs of employers and students in the region.  
Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 1909

Photographs documenting the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration in Newburgh.

Jane Clothier Master Hunt Portrait

Papers and memorabilia from the Hunt family, prominent Quaker mill owners, suffragists, and abolitionists.

Huntington Historical Photographs

Historic photographs of Huntington, NY.

Volunteers Sandbagging on West Street in Auburn

Oral histories and other materials about the flooding of June 1972 after Hurricane Agnes's unprecedented rainfall, as well as photographs from private collections.

A house, moved by flood waters, sits in the middle of a street

Photographs of the flooding through Steuben County in June and July of 1972 after the heavy rains of Hurricane Agnes.

Hurricane Irene Collection
Photographs documenting Hurrican Irene in Mo
Hurricane Sandy Collection
Photographs of Hurricane Sandy in Mastic Beach, Mastic and Shirley, NY.
HWS Vail Photograph Collection
A collection of photographs taken by J.G. Vail, including many portraits, as well as scenes from Geneva, New York in the late 19th century.
Ilion Urban Renewal Collection
This collection contains photographs of the village of Ilion, New York that were affected by an urban revitalization project conducted from 1968-1972.
Ilion's Era of Progression and Improvement
This collection contains photographs from 1875 to 1935 and shows how the village of Ilion looked before, during, and after the building boom that occurred in the late 1800s to early 1900s.
Mansion on South Street

Photographs of houses in Auburn, NY, used for HistoryForge.