Collections

Nickell Collection of Dr. R.V. Pierce Medical Artifacts

Samples of advertisements and packaging used by Dr. R.V. Pierce to market his products in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Nickell Snake Oil Collection

A collection of advertisements, packaging, and other materials relating to the snake oil and patent medicine trade in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Glads’ Crab Meadow Restaurant

Historical matchbooks of the Northport-East Northport community.

Oceanside Community

20th century images relating to the people and places in the Oceanside community.

Matchbook cover for Roadside Rest, Oceanside, L.I.

A collection of matchbook covers used to advertise restaurants and businesses in Oceanside, NY.

Oceanside Library

Historic postcards of Oceanside, NY.

Oceanside Restaurant Menu Collection

Menus of restaurants in or around Oceanside, NY.

Signed check

Correspondence and documents, 1853-1948, created and received by the Olcott Family of Albany, New York.

Oral Histories - Hudson River Commercial Fishermen

Interviews with commercial fishermen covering the time period between the 1920s and the 1990s.

Horse drawn fire tankers in parade with onlookers

Photos of a variety of buildings in Oswego County.

Oswego City Directories

An assortment of Oswego City Directories from 1882 to 1990.

Oswego City Directories

A collection of Oswego City Directories from 1852 to 1929.

Mr Packard in his eponymous automobile

This collection explores the contributions to the world made by James Ward Packard and his close family from the 1860’s to 1960. The Packard family was made up of inventors, business men, trail blazers, and philanthropists.

Patterson Historical Society Digital Collection

This collection contains images, postcards, maps, and documents related to Patterson NY history.

Phillip Trypuc Collection

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

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, 20th Century

Photographs related to Cold Spring Harbor

Places of Worship Collection

Photographs of places of worship in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Polster Photographs of Lockport, NY

Mid-20th century photographs of Lockport, New York by Edwin Polster.

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.

Postcards of Kingston, New York

Historic postcards of buildings, streets, and landscapes throughout Kingston.

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

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

Putnam County NY Logo

This collection contains historic images, postcards, and documents from across Putnam County.