Collections

Genesee Valley Hunt

A collection of photographs depicting the Genesee Valley Hunt at the turn-of-the-century.

Photograph of two men behind a counter in a store.

Store ledgers, account books, and other business records from Germantown, NY.

article about the location of the new glove factory

Newspaper clippings and other material about the glove industry of Spencer, NY.

Harriet Martin Dey Photograph Collection

Presented here are selected images of Red Hook (N.Y) and the Hudson Valley taken by Harriet Martin Dey.

Historic Views of Forest Lawn

The collection contains images from the 19th and 20th Centuries showing historic views of Forest Lawn. These images are digitized from original glass plate negatives, photographic prints, lithographic drawings, stereoscopic views and commercial postcards.

History of the Village of Lakewood

Photographs and ephemera relating to Lakewood, New York in the early 20th century.

Horse Thieves Collection

The minute books from Red Hook's two societies for the detection and apprehension of horse thieves.

Jackson Health Resort Collection

The  Jackson Health Resort was a renowned health treatment facility in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This collection contains photographs and documents relating to the facility and its treatments.

James Milne SUNY Oneonta

A sampling of printed articles, photographs and correspondence from the James Milne archive at SUNY Oneonta.

Greater Oneonta Historical Society Papers of Jessie Elvira Jenks

The Jenks family papers include letters written to Willard S. Jenks and his wife, Rhoda, from their daughter, Jessie Elvira Jenks. Jessie lived from 1873-1964.

John H. Van Siclen Collection

A portfolio of gelatin silver prints taken in Montauk in 1900.

John Quincy Adams Ward Papers Digital Collection

This collection contains materials from the papers of sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward, 1800-1933.

Lemuel Wiles' painting titled, Last Day of Summer

Paintings, sketches, and letters written by members of the Wiles Family including Lemuel Wiles, Rachel Ramsey Wiles, and Irving Wiles.

Portrait of Lucy Carlisle Watson

This collection of letters, diaries, and ephemera documents Lucy Carlile Watson, a prominent suffragette and philanthropist from Utica, NY.

McBride Street Campus

Photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings relating to the early campuses of the Syracuse University College of Medicine in Syracuse, New York in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Militia Enrollment Scrapbook 1888-1917

Scrapbook listing the name of militia enrollees from Tuxedo Park.

Museum Village Artifact Collection

Historical artifacts including clothing, tools, and medical equipment.

photo of basket

Handmade baskets by indigenous peoples living in present day United
States of America and Canada.

Northern Survey Company, Albany, NY

This collection contains photographs taken by the Northern Survey Company of Albany, NY of family houses, farms, businesses and public buildings in New York State and New England, 1878 to 1900.

Enumeration of the Inhabitants, Village of Weedsport, town of Brutus, Page 2

Historical materials from the town of Brutus in Cayuga County.

receipt

This collection contains materials created and maintained by the Overseers of the Poor of Schenectady, Glenville, and Rotterdam. These materials capture important information about the treatment and condition of poor people in Schenectady County in the 19th century.

Personal war sketches of the Republic Ward Post No. 191 of Ellenville, N.Y.

A ledger containing records from soldiers who served in Ward Post 191 during the Civil War.

Robert Joki Stereoscopic Collection of Saratoga Springs NY

This online collection contains stereoscopic images (one side of the stereoview card) from The Robert Joki Collection. These images highlight important landmarks in the Spa City.

Looking southwest from Exposition Park toward Dewey Avenue and the buildings of the City of Rochester's Department of Public Works. In the foreground, crowds surround the horse show arena. Behind the grandstand, cars fill the parking area. The larger white tent in the center has a sign reading "Tea Tent".

This collection consists of images relating to Rochester selected from the Archives’ full collection of 10,000 glass plate negatives dated 1865-1920.

Deininger Bros. Bakery, advertising card

This collection consists of images of ephemera taken from the vertical file collection ("pamphlet file") of the Rochester Public Library's Local History & Genealogy Division.