Collections
This collection contains postcards showing scenes from Rochester and the surrounding area since the early 20th century.
A selection of prints and photographs of sail powered vessels.
This collection contains images of postcards of Elston Hall, Hotel Van Curler, and the Western Gateway Bridge and surrounding area.
This collection contains photographs of homes and streets located in Schenectady, New York area.
Photographic prints showing ships and ship construction on the Rondout Creek in Kingston, New York.
Historic postcards related to the canals of New York State and Canada (1902-1948), from the collection of F. Channing Soule, an instrumental figure in establishing the Canal Society of New York State.
The State Reservation at Niagara is the oldest state park in the United States, officially established in 1885. The collection includes photographs, advertisements, blueprints, maps, letters, and other documents relating to the development and use of the Park.
Correspondence sent to the Sterling Iron & Rail Co. during the years 1865 and 1874.
This collection covers the daily news stories in Onondaga County and the Onondaga Nation from 1965 to 1974, with an emphasis on activism and social justice history.
This collection contains photographs of the Clifton Park and Halfmoon areas, particularly their connections to the Erie Canal.
Images of steamers, tugboats and ferries from the collection of Tracey I. Brooks.
Motorsports photographs by photojournalist Kathie J. Meredith documenting professional race events at “the Glen,” now Watkins Glen International, an automobile racing circuit located in Schuyler County, New York.
Photographs of tug and tow boats that powered the movement of freight along the Hudson River in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen Collection encompasses representative photographs and documentation, as well as the official program, of each of the 20 years of the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen.
This collection contains photographs and documents surrounding the A & R Marshall, Inc.
This collection consists of images of businesses and industries located in and around Watervliet, N.Y. in the early 1900's.
This collection is comprised of postcards, trade cards, and other ephemera relating to Schenectady County and other nearby areas.
Materials from the Weseloh Collection: canal-related materials donated by Todd and Connie Weseloh.
Materials related to the US Customs Port of Delivery at Cold Spring Harbor, primarily created by the Surveyor Jacob C. Hewlett.
The “Working on the Erie Canal” collection contains photographs and documents relating to the canal and its workers.