Collections
![Black and white photograph](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/ACHA_CapitalDistrictAndUpstateNewYorkImages.jpg?itok=WeFu7XZP)
Images of Albany, Clinton, Rensselaer, and Schenectady Counties digitized from glass plate negatives. c.1893 - c. 1915
![Southold Historical Society and Museum](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/ZRR066.jpg?itok=sQ8G_gOF)
Historic photograph collection, Long Island’s East End
![Chatham Public Library Photograph Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/chatham-library-photographs.jpg?itok=bPxCn6B_)
Historical photographs of the village of Chatham and surrounding towns and hamlets.
![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.
![Parcel 860 - Barton's Grocery Store](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/whpl-ashokanres2.jpg?itok=9M-O6eAY)
This collection profiles life in West Hurley, NY before the area was flooded to construct the Ashokan Reservoir.
![Erma DeWitt Photographs](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/stone%2520house%2520square.jpg?itok=RLcCY6UY)
Erma Dewitt’s historic photos, which act as a snapshot into the people, places, and events of Ulster County in the 40’s and 50’s.
![Half Hollow Hills Historic Melville](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/ZRR037_0.jpg?itok=yDLiaF0y)
![Harriet Martin Dey Photograph Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/martin-dey1-cropped.jpg?itok=2ujiZXna)
Presented here are selected images of Red Hook (N.Y) and the Hudson Valley taken by Harriet Martin Dey.
![Haverstraw, NY History Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/Haverstraw%25203%2520square.jpg?itok=gxN4Pbav)
This collection contains postcards and images relating to Haverstraw, New York.
![Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection Images and Documents](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/hist%2520collections%2520square.jpg?itok=TgjoALic)
Historic images and documents related to New Paltz, NY.
![Hofstra Estate Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/ZRR047_0.jpg?itok=xlYGeTnJ)
![Horton and Morrison Family Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/webb%2520photo%2520square.jpg?itok=YH0rwfxv)
Portraits of the Horton family, as well as photographs of their mansion’s construction. (Later Horton and Morrison Hall.)
![Ken Spooner Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/ZRR154.jpg?itok=rW4n1I72)
![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.
![Nyack Library Local History Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/nyack%2520squareish.jpg?itok=Q1jrZ_OX)
Historic items relating to the local history of Nyack and surrounding areas.
![Palisades, NY History Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/palisades%2520%2528square%2529.jpg?itok=vZCWONzY)
![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.
![Pearl River, NY History Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/Pearl%2520River%2520%2528square%2529.jpg?itok=KeGR9d2j)
Images, documents, and ephemera relating to the formation and development of Pearl River, New York.
![Piermont, NY History Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/Piermont%2520%2528square%2529.jpg?itok=1V9oE7Eo)
Documents, maps, images, and ephemera related to the village of Piermont, New York.
![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.
![Sally Savage Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/sally%2520savage%2520square.jpg?itok=cD2YplQI)
Photographs taken by Sally Savage, primarily of Nyack and surrounding areas.
![Staatsburg Library Image Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/Staatsburg-image-collection-cropped.jpg?itok=wy5t_5MJ)
Postcards and photographs documenting the history of Staatsburg from the late 19th century through the early 21st centuries.
![Suffern, NY History Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/suffern%25202%2520%2528square%2529.jpg?itok=noRlNohT)
Images, postcards, and documents related to the history of Suffern, New York.
![Tappan, NY History Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/Tappan%25202%2520%2528square%2529%2520edited.jpg?itok=UTnTX2y_)
This collection includes documents, images, and ephemera relating to the hamlet of Tappan.