Collections

The Baker-Cederberg Museum and Archives Collection
Photographs relating to the history of Rochester General Hospital during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
First Trust Opening

This series contains photographs of several banks in Tupper Lake. Photographs include interior and exterior shots, grand openings, and bank officials from 1905 to approximately 1980.

Brentwood Historical Photographs
Historical photographs of Brentwood, NY.
Raging High Falls, Rochester, N.Y., in early 20th century

The City Hall Photo Lab Vintage Collection contains images selected from over 5,000 35mm slides made in 1984 from photographs, maps, renderings, and other graphics from Rochester’s past.

Clarkson Family Photographs Collection
A collection of pohotographs of the Clarkson family and their home
Darwin D. Martin Photograph Collection

Photographs depicting Darwin Martin, his family, and his Frank Lloyd Wright-designed homes.

Freeport Historic Photographs
Photographs newspaper clippings, and postcards of Freeport, NY.
George Marshall Family Photograph Collection
George and Bob Marshall were the original Adirondack High Peak 46ers, as well as active conservationists. This collection of photographs depicts their time in the Adirondacks with their friends and family in the early 20th century.
Great Neck Photographs Collection
The collection consists of historic photographs of homes, light industry, roads, emergency services, parades, and people of Great Neck, NY from the early 20th Century.
Hofstra Estate Collection
Photographs from the Hofstra estate in Hempstead, New York.
Huntington Historical Photographs

Historic photographs of Huntington, NY.

HWS Vail Photograph Collection
A collection of photographs taken by J.G. Vail, including many portraits, as well as scenes from Geneva, New York in the late 19th century.
Jesswin Camp Photograph Collection
A collection of early 20th century photographs depicting Jesswin Camp on Fourth Lake in the Adirondacks.
Photo of flower bed outside the front of the library with small bushes and flowers. Goff-Nelson sign on side of building also shown.

This series documents the history of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library from 1963 to approximately 2010. The series includes original construction during the 1970s, the addition of the children’s wing in 1999, and parking lot construction.

MAG Images
Selected images from the Memorial Art Gallery’s history, including construction views and portraits of prominent people associated with the Gallery.
Merrick Historical Photographs
Historic photographs from the Merrick Library.
Mountain Top Library Digital Collection

Historic postcards, genealogical records, and documents relating to mountain top communities in the Catskill region.

Norman Foote Surveying Photograph Collection
A collection of early 20th century photographs taken by surveyor Norman S. Foote in the Adirondack region.
Nyack Library Local History Collection

Historic items relating to the local history of Nyack and surrounding areas.

Flight of the Hyperion

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

Rockville Centre Historic School Photographs
This collection contains photographs of different schools and classrooms located in the Rockville area.
Margarita Phipps, her son Michael and his wife Molly, posing at Westbury House

Images chronicling the Phipps family and their lives at Westbury House.

Winston C. Perry Jr. Collection

Photographs and ephemera either donated or lent to the Nyack Library by Winston C. Perry, Jr. This includes images of local landscapes, architecture, people, and events.