Collections
A collection of ephemera including matchbooks, advertisements, and drawings.
The photographs in this series document a variety of businesses over Tupper Lake’s history from approximately 1880 to 2005.
Materials related to Daniel Butterfield's service in the Union Army during the Civil War and his involvement in his father's company (what would become The American Express Company).
Photographs taken at Camp Syracuse, a World War I training and recruitment center.
Materials about the Cayuga and Seneca Canal from the 1840s and 1850s.
The Cayuga and Seneca Lakes Agriculture and Craft Beverage Memory Project is a two-year oral history project. The interviews document and preserve the personal stories of wine, cider, beer and other beverage producers between Cayuga and Seneca Lakes.
This collection contains photographs, postcards, art work, and images pertaining to the Champlain Canal that runs from the Hudson River at Waterford, NY to Lake Champlain.
Charles Rand Penney was a prominent collector. The Charles Rand Penney Trail unites his collections of Pan-American Exposition souvenirs, Papua New Guinea artifacts, Niagara County historical items, Larkin Company ephemera, and Niagara Falls artwork.
The City Hall Photo Lab Contemporary Collection contains images depicting official City events and programs and documenting public works services and projects in Rochester between 1982 and 2010.
The City Hall Photo Lab Vintage Collection contains images selected from over 5,000 35mm slides made in 1984 from photographs, maps, renderings, and other graphics from Rochester’s past.
Postcards and photographs of steamboats, ships and ferries.
Photographs and ephemera from the Columbian Rope Company of Auburn.
This collection covers various moments of daily life in the city and Onondaga County from the 1920s to 1950s.