Collections

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. 

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.

Boy Scouts of America, Troop 73, Voorheesville, New York Collection

The Scoutmaster of Troop 73, Howard C. Coughtry, created this collection about the troop's civic and recreational activities.

Poor Farm Truck and Workers

Images from the Broome County Poor Farm located in Dickinson, also referred to as the Broome County Almshouse.  It opened in 1833 and closed in the 1960s.

Canastota Schools Collection
The Canastota Schools Collection contains school souvenirs, including programs, newsletters and photos of Canastota students in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Children's Miracle Network
Photographs of the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon and special visitors to the pediatric wing of University Hospital.
Family Photo 1

This series includes a great number of photographs of various citizens from approximately 1860 to 2010 including candid pictures of individuals, group shots at various events.

Covid-19 Pandemic Photographs
Photographs of Tompkins County people and places in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Images taken by various members of the local community.
Drama and Dance Department Collection
Photographs and slides featuring scenes from Hofstra University’s Annual Shakespeare Festival.
Dunham Family Collection
The Dunham Family History collection contains portraits, photographs, and various documents saved by the Dunham family.
Two women seated near a bush

Glass plate negatives taken by Edna Benedict of her rural community in Delaware County, mostly taken between 1904 and 1925.

Florence Service Collection
This collection contains both the history that Florence P. Service wrote in 1902 and a portrait that was taken of her by the Obenaus Studios in Albany, New York.
Freeport Historic Photographs
Photographs newspaper clippings, and postcards of Freeport, NY.
Group shot from the Kniskern Family photo album

Family photos and photo albums donated to the Germantown History Department over the years

Great Neck Photographs Collection
The collection consists of historic photographs of homes, light industry, roads, emergency services, parades, and people of Great Neck, NY from the early 20th Century.
Greenport Parade

Photographs relating to the town of Greenport, N.Y.

View of Profile Rock (1)

These photographs depict Little Falls and its surrounding areas, especially buildings, people, nature, and events.  Many were photographed by George Kubica, who gave them to the Little Falls Public Library.

History of the Village of Lakewood
Photographs and ephemera relating to Lakewood, New York in the early 20th century.
Hurricane Irene Collection
Photographs documenting Hurrican Irene in Mo
Hurricane Sandy Collection
Photographs of Hurricane Sandy in Mastic Beach, Mastic and Shirley, NY.
Images of Rockland County

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

Industrial Home for the Blind Patronesses

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

Isabel Howland and Friends Having Tea

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

Itsuzo Sumy Collection

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