Collections

Standing near Trains, 1935

Photographs of the 1935 flood of Hornell.

Hudson River voyage c.1937-39
The Hudson River Voyage collection contains still images of steamboats that went up and down the the Hudson River between 1937 and 1939.
Volunteers Sandbagging on West Street in Auburn

Oral histories and other materials about the flooding of June 1972 after Hurricane Agnes's unprecedented rainfall, as well as photographs from private collections.

A house, moved by flood waters, sits in the middle of a street

Photographs of the flooding through Steuben County in June and July of 1972 after the heavy rains of Hurricane Agnes.

Hurricane Irene Collection
Photographs documenting Hurrican Irene in Mo
Hurricane Sandy Collection
Photographs of Hurricane Sandy in Mastic Beach, Mastic and Shirley, 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.
Irvington-on-Hudson: People and Places

Historical photographs of people, events, buildings, and landscapes in Irvington, NY.

Jesswin Camp Photograph Collection
A collection of early 20th century photographs depicting Jesswin Camp on Fourth Lake in the Adirondacks.
John Champney Photograph Collection
A collection of photographs depicting Adirondack "stickman" and carpenter John H. Champney in the late 19th and early 20th century.
John S. Apperson Jr. and Paul Schaefer Collections
A collection of photographs, pamphlets, letters, and other materials highlighting 20th century citizen political activism, grassroots conservation, daily life, and outdoor recreation in the Adirondacks in New York State.
Jones Beach, High Hill Beach and The Wantagh Parkway

Photographs, color slides, documents and show tickets relating to the creation and design of the Jones Beach State Park complex.

Justus F. Mueller PhD Papers
This collection contains photographs and scrapbooks from Justus F. Mueller that relate to his research and career as a Professor of Microbiology at Syracuse University and SUNY.
Kay Flickinger Dockstader Papers, 1910-1995
This collection contains photographs with personal descriptions taken by Kay Flickinger Dockstader during the 1930s through the 1950s of the Adirondack Mountains, regional scenery, and members of various outdoor clubs hiking, skiing, and camping.
Lake Placid Public Library Photograph Archive
This collection consists of historical photos, newspaper articles, postcards, and some personal notes of people, places, sports, and businesses pertaining to the Town of North Elba and Village of Lake Placid as created by Town and Village Historians Mary MacKenzie (1964-2001) and Beverley Reid (2001
Lantern Slides - Palisades Interstate Park Commission

Glass lantern slides from the late 1910s and 1920s depicting landscapes, plants, and wildlife in park lands.

League of Women Voters of Buffalo Niagara
Newsletters, newspaper articles, publications, meeting minutes and scrapbooks chronicling the history of the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization from the early 20th century to present day.
Unidentified Picnic Group

Photographs from Lee Brown Coye’s life showing people and scenes around Chenango County, where he spent many years of his youth.

Love Canal Images
Photographs relating to the Love Canal environmental tragedy in the late 20th century.
Lumber Camp Mission Slide Collection
Presbyterian missionaries visited many Adirondack lumber camps in the early 20th century. This collection of glass lantern slides depicts their visits at the camps, as well as the loggers and logging industry.
Margaret Hort Trudeau Sanatorium Photograph Collection
The Trudeau Sanatorium, located in the Adirondack region, was known for its open-air treatment of tuberculosis patients. This collection of early 20th century photographs, depicting scenes at the Sanitorium, was taken by patient Margaret Hort.
Mark Twain Collection
This collection consists of letters and marginalia of Samuel Clemens, artifacts associated with him and photos having to do with Clemens' time in Elmira and the family and friends that comprised his circle.
Mason-Malone Collection
The Mason-Malone Collection consists of images from the Mason Studio archive of prints and negatives.
Montauk Fishing Collection
Historic photographs and maps of fishing in Montauk.