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'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.

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.

	 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.

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.

Office of Island Park circa 1920s

A variety of vintage photographs of Island Park.

Ithaca College History Project

Images and documents from the downtown era of the College and its predecessors, Ithaca Conservatory of Music and the Ithaca Conservatory and Affiliated Schools. It provides a unique view of downtown Ithaca in the first half of the 20th century.

Ithaca Tax Assessment Photographs

This collection includes photographs of buildings in the city of Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York, taken in 1954 by Roy Wenzlick and Company.