Collections

Pan-American Exposition Collection

Collection of material relating to the Pan-American Exposition, held in Buffalo, NY from May 1 – November 1, 1901.

Pan-American Exposition Scrapbooks

Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings about the 1901 Pan-American Exposition held in Buffalo, New York.

James B. Schafer speaking to a crowd at Peace Haven, 1939

Photographs of the Idle Hour estate as “Peace Haven.”

The front of the Peninsula Public Library, May 9, 1953.

Scrapbooks that celebrate the history of the library and Lawrence.

Phillip Trypuc Collection

Photographs of local businesses, events and people during the 1950s in and around Shirley, NY.

Scrapbooks and Albums at HSERL

Scrapbooks and Albums created by residents of Lynbrook, NY and the surrounding villages.

Four adults and one child in school.

Photographs of special events at Germantown Central School. 

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, 20th Century

Photographs related to Cold Spring Harbor

Platt Benson Oakley Photograph Collection

Photographs taken by P.B. Oakley in the mid-20th century of Geneva residents.

Port Jefferson Postcards

Historic postcards of Port Jefferson, NY.

Port Washington Library History Collection

The Port Washington Library History Collection contains images from the planning and construction of the library in the mid-1960s to life and library activities that have taken place since that time.

Port Washington Main Street Collection

The Port Washington Main Street Collection brings together photographs, postcards, and other historic materials that reflect the rich past of this community nestled between Manhasset and Hempstead Bays.

Lynbrook Celebrates Grade Crossing Elimination, Monday, January 2nd, 1939

Various publications promoting the evolution of the East Rockaway and Lynbrook communities.

Back cover of The Millers Meal (second ed., 1983)

Historical publications of the Water Mill Museum & Ladies Auxiliary of Water Mill