Collections

Actors in "The Avalon" play

This series contains photographs that document various arts programs in Tupper Lake ranging from community drama, local music groups and school bands, arts and crafts, and theater.

Bowers Collection

This extensive glass-plate collection contains the work of Franck Taylor Bowers (1875-1932) a Broome County artist and photographer.

Brockport Village Glass Plate Negatives

A collection of early 20th century photographs depicting the Brockport region.

1876 - 1986. Maple Grove Cemetery Minutes Book, Front Cover

Documents and texts relating to the cemeteries and burial grounds located within the Town of Elbridge.

Ella Wheeler Glass-plate Negatives Collection - West Park in winter, 1902

These glass plate photographs of Oswego and family trips to Michigan, Connecticut, and the Thousand Islands were taken between 1900 and 1910 by photographer Ella Merrill Crippen Wheeler.

Eric Lindsay Memorial Postcard Collection

Historical postcards of Chemung County and Elmira, NY.

Erie Canal Photograph Collection

Photographs of the Erie Canal in and around Schenectady, New York. Includes images of the construction of the canal and architectural features of the canal, such as aqueducts, bridges and locks.

Family Bible Records  Schoharie County NY

This collection contains an index of Family Bibles.

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.

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.

Major William A. Welch Document Collection

A selection of Major Welch's papers created during his time at PIPC.

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.

Otsego County Woman's Christian Temperance Union Collection

A collection of reports, minutes, and scrapbooks relating to New York State chapters of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, the bulk of which relate to the Unadilla, New York local union.

photo postcard of squirrel on a rock

Postcards depicting Round Lake, New York.

Sag Harbor Photograph Collection

Historical photographs of the Sag Harbor, NY community.

SU College of Law: A Historical Retrospective

Photographs, documents, and other materials relating to the founding and history of Syracuse University College of Law.

Cover of Germantown Poor Book, 1855-1870

Official records generated by the Town of Germantown including highway records, relief rolls, voter registrations, and more.

Union College Aaron J. Feingold Judaica Collection

This collection contains North African Postcards of Jewish women, children, and families dating back to the early 20th Century.

Utica Church and Synagogue Collection

Early 20th century photographs of churches and synagogues in Utica, New York taken by photographer Allen J. Manning

Grande Glass Plates Collection

Depicts life in Saratoga Springs, New York from a "local" perspective as captured by photographer Harry B. Settle and a few aspiring photographers.

W.S. Teator Glass Plate Negative Collection

Images taken by William Seward (Will) Teator (1860-1930), between 1890 and 1910, of Upper Red Hook (N.Y.) scenes, people, family groups, buildings, etc.