Collections

Ilion Urban Renewal Collection

This collection contains photographs of the village of Ilion, New York that were affected by an urban revitalization project conducted from 1968-1972.

Ilion Yearbook Collection

The Ilion High School Yearbook Collection contains ninety-two annual publications, from the earliest available yearbook in 1909 to 2013 when the district merged with Mohawk CSD.

Ilion's Era of Progression and Improvement

This collection contains photographs from 1875 to 1935 and shows how the village of Ilion looked before, during, and after the building boom that occurred in the late 1800s to early 1900s.

Mansion on South Street

Photographs of houses in Auburn, NY, used for HistoryForge.

Images of Early Vassar

Historical images of early Vassar College including people, buildings and activities.

Corner of Baldwin and Water Streets

Images of Elmira used for the HistoryForge project.

Images of Kingston, New York

Kingston buildings, city life, and street scenes photographed in the 1880-1920’s.

Ice Cream Window at Covered Bridge Market

Photographs from the Newfield News and other local newspapers of the 1970s through 1990s, showing small-town life.

Images of Rockland County

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

Photograph of a historical marker for the Great Genesee Road

Images of Sennett, New York, in Cayuga County.

Historical Marker for Charles Courtney

Images of Springport, New York, in Cayuga County.

Black and white photograph

The collection documents General Electric's Americanization program, which existed from 1919 to 1931. 

Alessio Cuzzivoglio Certificate of Naturalization

This collection includes certificates and other documents for an immigrant who settled in Oneida County, as well as a civics textbook from Oneida County.

Industrial Home for the Blind Patronesses

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

Industries of Old New Hartford Collection

Photographs and postcards depicting early industries in New Hartford, New York during the late 19th century to mid-20th century.

	 Man in crane bucket trimming snow covered branches around a telephone poll. Lots of snow on ground and road. Other trucks, cranes, and workers further down the road.

This series documents the various forms of infrastructure over Tupper Lake since approximately 1860 to the present day.

Medical Document to Paymaster, February 1864

The Ingraham P. Smith Collection consists of forty-five letters and two medical documents, written during the Civil War.

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

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

a boy near a lake with plants

Photographs relating to a family farm in New Kingston, New York, showing family, neighbors, and the surrounding Catskill landscape. Of special interest are the everyday objects which Fay's eye and camera transform into unique images.

Irving D. Skeele 1893 Diary

Irving Skeele (1866-1946) was a local barn and house builder, living most of his life in Apulia Station, New York. He created a series of diaries during his construction years, which allows us a glimpse into the life and times from 1893 until his death in 1946.

Map of Irvington

Original, historic maps that tell the story of Irvington and reflect the change and evolution in the wider community.

Irvington-on-Hudson: People and Places

Historical photographs of people, events, buildings, and landscapes in Irvington, NY.

Isabel Howland and Friends Having Tea

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

Office of Island Park circa 1920s

A variety of vintage photographs of Island Park.

Island Trees Public Library

Documents and photographs from the library’s history.