Collections
![Raging High Falls, Rochester, N.Y., in early 20th century](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/YQR009.jpg?itok=MoygDpdB)
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.
![Children Out of School for the Holiday](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/1988.175_1950s_SchoolHolidaythumbnail.jpg?itok=5eF644tw)
This collection covers various moments of daily life in the city and Onondaga County from the 1920s to 1950s.
![Street Scene In The Ashokan District, Near Brown's Station, In The Catskills NY Site Of N Y Water Supply](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/olive-life-before-res.jpg?itok=BzUnhmbs)
Images and documents relating to life in the Town of Olive up until the reservoir was built, including communities that were lost during the construction of the reservoir.
![Patterson Historical Society Digital Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/Capture%2520square.jpg?itok=L37OxBAc)
This collection contains images, postcards, maps, and documents related to Patterson NY history.
![Postcards of Kingston, New York](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/ZSE055.jpg?itok=ek4jeRs_)
Historic postcards of buildings, streets, and landscapes throughout Kingston.
![Flight of the Hyperion](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/YQR005_0.jpg?itok=xKal5V5u)
The Rochester Public Library Local History Division Picture File Collection contains diverse images relating to Rochester’s history.
![Washingtonville Historic Postcard Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/postcards%25202%2520square_0.jpg?itok=jtJcyMLr)
Postcards depicting various street scenes and local landmarks of Washingtonville and Blooming Grove.