Collections
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 South Shore Historic Inns, Hotels and Restaurant collection consists of ephemera documenting Long Island’s tourism history.
Correspondence sent to the Sterling Iron & Rail Co. during the years 1865 and 1874.
Photographs of the mines built by the Sterling Mines Company during the 1920s.
Audio interviews with residents of the Village of Quogue
Images of steamers, tugboats and ferries from the collection of Tracey I. Brooks.
Photographs of tug and tow boats that powered the movement of freight along the Hudson River in the 19th and 20th centuries.
A collection of postcards and photographs of Ward Manor in the 1920's. Ward Manor was a home for the poor and elderly as well as a summer camp for youth.
Postcards depicting various street scenes and local landmarks of Washingtonville and Blooming Grove.
Historical publications of the Water Mill Business Association
Images from the Watkins Salt Company of Schuyler County.
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 William N. Weeden Color Printing Manuscript is an inventor's hand-written account in 1886 of his discovery of a printing method that produced multi-color printing with one impression. The collection includes color prints generated by the process.