Collections

20th Century Remains of the Genesee Valley Canal

A collection of photographs portraying the remains of the Genesee Valley Canal.

Portrait of Bruce Beckwith at work at sea, 1970s.

Photographs of the commercial fishing industry in Montauk.

Jones Memorial Hospital collapsing

Photographs of Wellsville in Allegany County after the severe flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes in 1972.

Families of Upstate New York

This collection contains photographs and contextual information related to families in the upper Hudson Valley and southern Adirondack regions.

Flooded street in 1972 Auburn

Fifteen color slides of the flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes in June of 1972 as the Owasco River in Auburn crested.

Flooding Outside Gillette Hall

Images from Houghton College's archives from the flooding of 1972.

Flood of 1972, Genesee River in Letchworth State Park

In 1972, Hurricane Agnes caused the Genesee River to flood. This collection of photographs depicts the flooding of Letchworth State Park and Geneseo.

A house, moved by flood waters, sits in the middle of a street

Photographs of the flooding through Steuben County in June and July of 1972 after the heavy rains of Hurricane Agnes.

Justus F. Mueller PhD Papers

This collection contains photographs and scrapbooks from Justus F. Mueller that relate to his research and career as a Professor of Microbiology at Syracuse University and SUNY.

Rensselaer County Historical Society Edgar Holloway Collection of Watercolors and Prints

This collection is Edgar Holloway’s commissioned works to paint and document Troy, New York and the surrounding area’s architectural and industrial heritage in 1972.