Collections

Railroad Photograph Collection

The collection provides pictorial information showing locomotives and rolling stock of railroads that once served New York State and adjacent states and provinces.

Ralph and three male friends in swimsuits on a small boat.

Photographs taken by Ralph J. Hanford (1902-1996).

Ice boats on Orange Lake, NY

This collection includes photographs and illustrations of bowsteerers and sternsteerers from the Ray Ruge Collection.

Ray Smith Collection
The people and places of Montauk, captured in the photography of Ray Smith.
Ready-Made Campus
This collection contains photographs of the Sage College of Albany, with a large portion of the collection taken in the 1970s when the college was known as Sage Junior College of Albany.
Red Hook Schools: 1870-1940

Images showing teachers, students and their ‘one-room’ schoolhouses throughout the Town of Red Hook in Dutchess County.

Young Eh Ka Paw and Young Nyi Nyi Aung

"Refugee Family Photos Before Resettlement to CNY," stemmed from community interest in archiving old photos and photo albums that refugees brought with them to the United States from their former homes in Burma, Thailand, Kenya, and refugee camps along the borders of those countries.

Refugees Starting Over Collection
Over the past four years, Dr. Kathryn Stam, Faculty at SUNY Poly, has been gathering media and multimedia chronicling the lives of Refugees who have settled in Utica NY.
Reid Gallery of Prominent Citizens of Rome, New York
The Reid Gallery of Prominent Citizens at the Jervis Public Library in Rome, New York, contains "photographic portraits of prominent men who have in some way been connected with the history of Rome, or its vicinity, who have been born in Rome or have lived in Rome and who have attained prominence in
Religious Albany, New York
This collection contains photographs and drawing of religious facilities in Albany, New York.
Republic Aviation
Images of Republic Aviation and Fairchild-Republic Co., Farmingdale, Long Island
General Store 201 E State Street

A collection of photographs of residences, divided by architectural style, in Ithaca and Tompkins County, NY from the General Photo File of the History Center in Tompkins County.

Residential Albany, New York
This collection contains photographs of residential areas of Albany, New York.
Richard H. Handley Collection
The Richard H. Handley collection contains photographs and still images that share the history of Long Island, New York.
Richard Linke Collection of Adirondacks Re-Viewed Photographs
A collection of photographs depicting Adirondack Park taken by photographer Richard Linke in the early 1970s.
Two parents holding baby

Portrait photographs taken by Richard M. Bloomer between 1905-1931 in his studio in Hudson Falls, Washington County, NY.

Richard T. Gilmartin Collection
Historic Montauk photographs, correspondence, postcards and advertising collected by Richard T. Gilmartin.
three young men Leaning Against a Wall

Photographs, postcards, and ephemera relating to the Bellamy Family and their friends in Norwich, NY.

Robert Joki Stereoscopic Collection of Saratoga Springs NY
This online collection contains stereoscopic images (one side of the stereoview card) from The Robert Joki Collection. These images highlight important landmarks in the Spa City.
Robert Montgomery Collection

This collection documents Robert Montgomery’s acting debut as well as many other aspects of his life at Trinity-Pawling School.

Roberta Walsh Family Collection
Photographs, documents, and other materials relating to a prominent Mohawk Valley family during the the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Rochester Architecture
A collection of photographs and illustrations relating to the architecture of Rochester, New York in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Rochester Art Club
The Rochester Art Club collection includes exhibition invitations, a group photograph, and other materials relating to the Club in the late 19th century.
Rochester Artists
A collection of documents, including letters and exhibition announcements, and a photograph relating to Rochester artists in the late 19th century.
Rochester City General Hospital School of Nursing Collection
The Rochester General Hospital School of Nursing was one of the earliest nursing schools in the United States. This collection includes class photographs and portraits of the graduates, spanning the School’s inception in the late-19th century  through its closure in the mid-20th century.