Collections

Adirondack Scenery Glass Projector Slides
A collection of photographs dating between 1870 and 1900 depicting numerous houses and great camps, major bodies of water, and portraits of Adirondack residents and tourists.
Adirondack Scenic Photograph Collection
Collection of photographs showing various Adirondack scenes that includes people, towns, landscapes, camps etc. Images were taken in the 1890s.
African American Presence in the Hudson Valley

Documents and photographs relating to African-American history in the early United States.

Albion Winegar Tourgee Collection
Albion W. Tourgee (1838 - 1905) was a Civil War veteran, politician, and lawyer. He played a pivotal role in the Plessy v. Ferguson case and was a pioneering civil rights activist. This collection includes his correspondence, as well as legal documents, articles, and photographs.
Sam and Bea Cox, c. 1950. Alice Houseknecht Collection, Montauk Library Archives.

Photographs of local business owners, motels, and hurricane damage in Montauk New York. 

Kitchen Line, Gosman's Restaurant, Labor Day Weekend, 1975.

Behind-the-scenes photographs of Gosman's Restaurant, Labor Day Weekend, 1975.

Anna E. Wilcox Collection
The Anna E. Wilcox Collection of Civil War letters consists of forty-five letters on forty-four separate sheets, eight photographs, four envelopes which could not be matched to any letters, and ancillary materials.
Booker T. Washington Float - 1945

Collection of photographs documenting a parade in Auburn, NY, to celebrate the end of WWII in 1945.

Actors in "The Avalon" play

This series contains photographs that document various arts programs in Tupper Lake ranging from community drama, local music groups and school bands, arts and crafts, and theater.