Collections
This set of aerial images offers insight into several early versions of the Erie Canal, which were still visible in 1935 but have since been replaced by other infrastructure or otherwise faded into their surroundings.
A collection of photographs portraying the remains of the Genesee Valley Canal.
This collection contains materials related to the history of the city and county of Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley from the 17th century to the present.
Photographs taken by newspaper photographer, Albert R. Stone, document the City of Rochester, especially in regards to early 20th century transportation and construction.
Small collection of photographs from the Frederick Julius Augustin family.
A collection of photographs of automobiles in Potsdam, New York
These photographs document construction of the middle section of the Barge Canal and the first few years of its use, from 1905-1925.
These photographs document construction of the Barge Canal and the first few years of its use, from 1905-1926. Coverage encompasses the entire Western Division of the Barge Canal, from the eastern boundary of Wayne County all the way west to Lake Erie
Postcards depicting scenes on and along the Hudson River, from Manhattan to points north of Albany.
This collection contains images and documents related to the Battenkill River and surrounding area.
The collection consists of over 300 postcards showing buildings, structures, and natural features of Blue Point, NY, a hamlet on Long Island, NY.
This collection contains photographs and documents related to the Best family.
This collection contains items related to the history of Bethlehem, New York.
This collection contains a sampling from the thousands of Brockway Motor Truck Co. slides, photographs and negatives.
Materials about the Cayuga and Seneca Canal from the 1840s and 1850s.
The Champlain Canal Collection contains images of the construction of Lock # 2 on the Champlain Canal near Mechanicville, New York.
This collection contains photographs, postcards, art work, and images pertaining to the Champlain Canal that runs from the Hudson River at Waterford, NY to Lake Champlain.
This collection documents the activities of the CNY Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, including views of the station museum restorations at Martisco and Central Square; the restoration and operation of locomotives and rolling stock; and Chapter-sponsored "Great New York Sta
The Chittenango Landing Historic Photograph collection represents a historical overview of Chittenango Landing and the surrounding areas that had significant importance to the canal boat industry in the middle section of the Erie Canal.
The Christopher Collection includes images representing a historical snapshot of the people and places around the towns of Van Buren and Lysander, and the Village of Baldwinsville, New York, collected by Anthony J. Christopher Sr., a Baldwinsville, native.
Postcards and photographs of steamboats, ships and ferries.
This collection contains photographs and drawings from Albany's business and industrial areas.
Postcards of covered bridges from the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center located within the Oxford Memorial Library.