Collections


Documents and photographs relating to African-American history in the early United States.




The photographs in this series document a variety of businesses over Tupper Lake’s history from approximately 1880 to 2005.



Historic photograph collection, Long Island’s East End

Historical photographs of the village of Chatham and surrounding towns and hamlets.
Historical documents, images, and artifacts relating to the Chester, New York community.

This series includes a great number of photographs of various citizens from approximately 1860 to 2010 including candid pictures of individuals, group shots at various events.

The City Hall Photo Lab Contemporary Collection contains images depicting official City events and programs and documenting public works services and projects in Rochester between 1982 and 2010.

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.


This series includes photographs showing both natural and man-made disasters that occured in Tupper Lake from1899 to approximately 2010. This includes floods, fires, murder, car accidents, low water, and wind storms.


This collection profiles life in West Hurley, NY before the area was flooded to construct the Ashokan Reservoir.

This collection contains numerous photographic portraits of various members of the Edmonds family.

Black and white photographs of Bard College students, activities, and events taken by Elie Shneour '47.


The photographs in this series document the various emergency services in Tupper Lake from approximately 1921 to 2010.

Erma Dewitt’s historic photos, which act as a snapshot into the people, places, and events of Ulster County in the 40’s and 50’s.
