Collections

index card annotation

Photographs of local farms taken and annotated by students.

an older Finnish woman sits in a sauna

Materials about the Finnish community of Spencer, including clippings about the Van Etten Communist Camp.

Flooded street in 1972 Auburn

Fifteen color slides of the flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes in June of 1972 as the Owasco River in Auburn crested.

Flood of 1972, Genesee River in Letchworth State Park
In 1972, Hurricane Agnes caused the Genesee River to flood. This collection of photographs depicts the flooding of Letchworth State Park and Geneseo.
Floral Fete Collection
The Floral Fete Collection contains souvenir programs, photographs, postcards, stereoviews, articles, and ephemera from Saratoga’s floral parades.
Florence Service Collection
This collection contains both the history that Florence P. Service wrote in 1902 and a portrait that was taken of her by the Obenaus Studios in Albany, New York.
Fort Plain Street Fair
This collection contains images and documents related to the Fort Plain Street Fair.
Frankfort Boy Scouts Collection
This collection contains photos and documents related to Troop 1, Frankfort, New York, which was established in 1910.
Fred R. Wolcott Photographic Collection
The Wolcott Collection contains photographs taken by Fred Wolcott, who photographed and documented daily life on the Onondaga Nation Territory in the early 1900’s.
Freeport Historic Photographs
Photographs newspaper clippings, and postcards of Freeport, NY.
Genesee Valley Hunt
A collection of photographs depicting the Genesee Valley Hunt at the turn-of-the-century.
Geneva Public Library Digital Collection
Photographs relating to the history and development of Geneva, New York in the 19th and 20th centuries.
George W. Fenner World War I Photographs, Syracuse, NY, 1918

Photographs taken by George W. Fenner during World War I, documenting the people and activities supporting the war efforts in Syracuse, New York.

Group shot from the Kniskern Family photo album

Family photos and photo albums donated to the Germantown History Department over the years

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.
Greenport Parade

Photographs relating to the town of Greenport, N.Y.

Groundbreaking of the Health Sciences Library
Photographs and documents relating to the Health Sciences Library groundbreaking ceremony at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Guilderland Historical Society Collection
This collection has photographs and documents pertaining to the history of the Town of Guilderland.
Haverstraw, NY History Collection

This collection contains postcards and images relating to Haverstraw, New York.

Henry Page Historical Files
The Henry Page Historical Files were collected by local historian Henry Page throughout his lifetime in Perry. They cover many topics, such as local businesses, organizations and events. Some photos are also of people of note.
photo of house with caption

Reprints of color photographs taken around 2006 with property ownership information included as known. 

View of Profile Rock (1)

These photographs depict Little Falls and its surrounding areas, especially buildings, people, nature, and events.  Many were photographed by George Kubica, who gave them to the Little Falls Public Library.

Historic Postcards from Sardinia, NY
A collection of photographic postcards depicting the rural town of Sardinia, New York in the early 20th century.
Historical Photographs of East Rockaway

Photographs and memorabilia depicting life in Lynbrook (or Pearsall’s Corner its earlier name) and East Rockaway, NY

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