Collections

Bayport-Blue Point Historic Postcards
The collection consists of over 300 postcards showing buildings, structures, and natural features of Blue Point, NY, a hamlet on Long Island, NY.
Camp Russell Boy Scouts Collection

This collection contains items from Camp Russell, a Boy Scout camp located in the Southwestern Adirondacks, dating from the early 1900s through the camp's closure in 2014.

Charles Stoll Collection

Archival materials from the life of Charles Stoll with emphasis on the Stoll-McCracken Expedition to Alaska in 1928.

Hudson River Excursion Steamer, Newburgh, N.Y.

Postcards and photographs of steamboats, ships and ferries.

Clarkstown Country Club

Historical photographs of the Clarkstown Country Club, located in Nyack, NY.

Photograph of David and Kathryn Bisbee

This collection provides a glimpse of life on Oscawana Lake in Putnam County, NY.

Bookplate poem from Album #1

Postcards written by David Eugene Smith, an internationally acclaimed mathematician, to his niece and sister in Cortland.

Route 25 in East Marion

Postcards featuring scenes from East Marion and Orient, NY

First Hundred Years
This collection contains photographs sharing the history of Russell Sage College.
Souvenir from Greenport

Postcards featuring scenes from Greenport, NY

Hudson River Night Boat Collection

Historic images of the Hudson River Night Boats.

Postcard of Orange County Driving Park, Goshen, NY

This collection of images documents the widespread popularity of harness racing events in the United States during the early 20th century.

Kay Flickinger Dockstader Papers, 1910-1995
This collection contains photographs with personal descriptions taken by Kay Flickinger Dockstader during the 1930s through the 1950s of the Adirondack Mountains, regional scenery, and members of various outdoor clubs hiking, skiing, and camping.
Lake Placid Public Library Photograph Archive
This collection consists of historical photos, newspaper articles, postcards, and some personal notes of people, places, sports, and businesses pertaining to the Town of North Elba and Village of Lake Placid as created by Town and Village Historians Mary MacKenzie (1964-2001) and Beverley Reid (2001
Parkway Sweepstakes 1908

Items related to the history of the Long Island Motor Parkway.

Postcard from Interlaken

Postcards collected by the Backbone Ridge History Group showing the communities between Seneca and Cayuga Lake.

Sacandaga Park, NY Postcard Collection
This collection contains a selection of postcards depicting various sites around Sacandaga Park.
Skaneateles Photograph Collection
The Skaneateles Photograph Collection documents various areas within and around Skaneateles Village and Town through photographs, stereographs, and photographic postcards.
Beach at Far Rockaway (Far Rockaway, NY)

The South Shore Recreation collection consists of materials documenting Long Island’s tourism history.

Ward Manor Collection

A collection of postcards and photographs of Ward Manor in the 1920's. Ward Manor was a home for the poor and elderly as well as a summer camp for youth.

Wayne Tucker Postcard Collection
This collection is comprised of postcards, trade cards, and other ephemera relating to Schenectady County and other nearby areas.