Collections

The cover of a Long Island Railroad timetable, June 17, 1897

Programs from historic Mineola events and other documents

Montauk Historical Postcards

Historic postcards of Montauk, Long Island.

Montauk Maritime Collection

Historic photographs of maritime activites around the area of Montauk.

Naples Library Postcard Collection

Photographic and illustrated postcards relating to Naples, New York in the Finger Lakes region. In particular, the images highlight the natural features of the area, especially Canandaigua Lake throughout the early to mid-20th century.

New York Central Stations Buffalo, NY Scrapbook

A scrapbook containing newspaper clippings about the Buffalo Central Terminal at the time it first began operations.

New York State Assemblyman Grant W. Johnson and the Adirondack Northway

Grant W. Johnson of Ticonderoga served as Essex County's lone State Assemblyman from 1953 until his death in 1965.

New York to Paris Race

Materials relating to Thomas Flyer automobiles and the New York to Paris Race in the early 20th century.

NY Ontario & Western Railway Photographs

This collection contains photographs of the New York, Ontario and Western Railway near Hamilton, NY.

Nyack Turnpike Maps and Documents

Documents and images related to the creation and maintenance of the Nyack Turnpike.

Oceanside Maps

20th century maps relating to places in the Oceanside community.

Oneonta NY Railroad Memorabilia at Hartwick College

These materials were used by Dr. Eugene Milener during the compilation of his book, Oneonta: The Development of a Railroad Town.

Otsego Lake Historical Collection

Primary sources relating to the historical significance of Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, NY.

Personalities

Images of early aviators and pioneers of aviation on Long Island

Phillip Winchester Collection

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

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.

Port Washington Maritime Collection;

The Port Washington Maritime Collection features materials from the Local History Center that relate to the region’s rich maritime history and traditions.

Proceedings of the Commissioners of the Land Office of New York State

The Proceedings provide a record of land disposed or acquired by the State of New York, including lands for New York’s canal system.

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

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

Putnam History Musuem logo

This collection contains the Barry C. and Mary Jean (MJ) Ross Hudson River Postcard Collection.

Railroad Photograph Collection

The collection provides pictorial information showing locomotives and rolling stock of railroads that once served New York State and adjacent states and provinces.

Ice boats on Orange Lake, NY

This collection includes photographs and illustrations of bowsteerers and sternsteerers from the Ray Ruge Collection.

Richmond Collection

The Richmond collection is made up of financial records and personal correspondence relating to the Ship Richmond’s whaling voyage from 1846-1849.

Robert E. Hager Canal Boat Diagrams

The Robert E. Hager Canal Boat Diagrams collection includes drawings of construction plans of canal boats used on the Erie Canal throughout the nineteenth century.

	 Rochester Public Library, Rundel Memorial Building, construction workers laboring on new balustrade

This collection includes images relating to Rochester from the years 1920 to around 1960 selected from over 50,000 prints, safety negatives, nitrate negatives, and lantern slides.

Flight of the Hyperion

The Rochester Public Library Local History Division Picture File Collection contains diverse images relating to Rochester’s history.