Collections

Images of Early Vassar

Historical images of early Vassar College including people, buildings and activities.

Images of Kingston, New York

Kingston buildings, city life, and street scenes photographed in the 1880-1920’s.

Ice Cream Window at Covered Bridge Market

Photographs from the Newfield News and other local newspapers of the 1980s and 1990s, showing small-town life.

Images of Rockland County

Historic images of landmarks, buildings, and people in Rockland County.

Photograph of a historical marker for the Great Genesee Road

Images of Sennett, New York, in Cayuga County.

Historical Marker for Charles Courtney

Images of Springport, New York, in Cayuga County.

Black and white photograph

The collection documents General Electric's Americanization program, which existed from 1919 to 1931. 

Industrial Home for the Blind Patronesses

Images of socialites patronizing Old Water Mill Shop & Tea Room.

Industries of Old New Hartford Collection
Photographs and postcards depicting early industries in New Hartford, New York during the late 19th century to mid-20th century.
	 Man in crane bucket trimming snow covered branches around a telephone poll. Lots of snow on ground and road. Other trucks, cranes, and workers further down the road.

This series documents the various forms of infrastructure over Tupper Lake since approximately 1860 to the present day.

a boy near a lake with plants

The 137 silver gelatin Irene Fay prints in this collection relate to the family farm in New Kingston, New York. They include family, neighbors, and the surrounding Catskill landscape.

Irvington-on-Hudson: People and Places

Historical photographs of people, events, buildings, and landscapes in Irvington, NY.

Isabel Howland and Friends Having Tea

Correspondence of Isabel Howland's and ephemera from the Howland Store Stone Museum's collection.

Island Trees Public Library

Documents and photographs from the library’s history.

Tom and Donald Galgano, circa 1935

Images collected and copied by the Seneca Falls Historical Society for a 1999 exhibit about the local Italian community.

Ithaca College History Project
Images and documents from the downtown era of the College and its predecessors, Ithaca Conservatory of Music and the Ithaca Conservatory and Affiliated Schools. It provides a unique view of downtown Ithaca in the first half of the 20th century.
Ithaca College Photographs
C. Hadley Smith's photographs of Ithaca College from 1950 into the 1980's. All of the images in this collection were taken by Mr. Smith and he generously donated them to Ithaca College. This collection of images is of Ithaca College: our people, our places and our events.
Ithaca Tax Assessment Photographs

This collection includes photographs of buildings in the city of Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York, taken in 1954 by Roy Wenzlick and Company.

Itsuzo Sumy Collection

Photographs taken by Itsuzo Sumy, long-time resident of the Town of Chester in the southern Adirondacks.

Jackson Health Resort Collection
The  Jackson Health Resort was a renowned health treatment facility in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This collection contains photographs and documents relating to the facility and its treatments.
The Jamaica Parlor Car
Photos and documents of the "Jamaica" parlor car of the Long Island Railroad
James B. Preston MD Collection

This collection contains photographs from James B. Preston, who was a Professor of Physiology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY.

James Milne SUNY Oneonta
A sampling of printed articles, photographs and correspondence from the James Milne archive at SUNY Oneonta.
North Main Street: Emmons Store

Photographs compiled and annotated by town historian Jean Alve.