Collections

Personalities

Images of early aviators and pioneers of aviation on Long Island

Peter Aaron Collection

Photographs of students and campus life at Bard, taken by photographer Peter Aaron between the years 1964-1971.

Sepia photo

Collection of correspondence, photographs, and artifacts related to Peter Erwin (1910-1944) of the Arbor Hill neighborhood of Albany, NY, his wife Marjorie L. Walker (1915-1995), and daughter Effie Marie Erwin (1940-2021). Erwin was killed while serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII.

Phillip Trypuc Collection

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

Phillip Winchester Collection

These photographs of railways were taken by Phillip Winchester, a division engineer for the New York Central Railroad based in Syracuse.

Phipps children playing football in the South Allée circa 1918

Films circa 1918 to 1946.

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

Photographs of Bob Wyer

Bob Wyer’s photographs cover the late 30s to the late 70s, showing life in and around Delhi, NY. They cover a wide range of activities, including schools, businesses, and community activities.

Stadium of Skulls

Photographs taken by Roy Rowan during his time in China in the 1940s, during the Chinese Civil War.

Photographs of Mary Flagler Cary

Images of landscaping, tree plantings, employees and buildings around Mary Flagler Cary's Millbrook estate as well as her family's estate, Edgewood.

Pictorial History of Sonnenberg

Sonnenberg is a Victorian mansion and homestead known for its extensive gardens. These photographs compiled by Mary Clark Thompson show the elaborate gardens she planned in memory of her husband, Frederick Ferris Thompson in the early 20th century.

Piermont, NY History Collection

Documents, maps, images, and ephemera related to the village of Piermont, New York.

Pierson War Journal

Digital version of a journal kept by Angelo Solimino during his service in World War II.

Pilgrim State Hospital Blueprint Collection

Blueprints used in the construction of Pilgrim State Hospital in the 1930’s.

Pioneer Yearbooks

This collection contains complete issues of the Pioneer, the annual yearbook of the Potsdam Normal School and SUNY Potsdam, dating between 1897 to 2012.

Places of Worship Collection

Photographs of places of worship in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Plain Talk Magazine

Issues of the Plain Talk publication created for Port Washington, NY residents.

Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library Local History Photograph Collection

Digital copies of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Local History Photograph Collection.

Planting Fields Buildings and Grounds

Historic photographs of Planting Fields buildings, gardens, and greenhouses.

Robert Coe with his father, W.R. Coe, circa 1953.

Oral history interviews related to Planting Fields history

Platt Benson Oakley Photograph Collection

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