Collections

This collection contains images and documents related to the Battenkill River and surrounding area.

The collection consists of over 300 postcards showing buildings, structures, and natural features of Blue Point, NY, a hamlet on Long Island, NY.

The Floral Fete Collection contains souvenir programs, photographs, postcards, stereoviews, articles, and ephemera from Saratoga’s floral parades.

Items of local historic Interest from the collections of residents and other sources

Historic glass and film negatives, prints, and postcards documenting life along New York State’s canals, including the Erie Canal, Black River Canal, and Champlain Canal from the collection of Albert Gayer.

This collection contains images of postcards that show the buildings and surrounding area of Greenwich, New York.

Historic postcards from Long Island’s Gold Coast.

Photographs, Newspaper clipping, and postcards from Hicksville, NY.

Historic images of the Hudson River Night Boats.

Historical photographs and postcards of Locust Valley, NY.

Historical photographs and postcards of Locust Valley, NY.

Historic glass negatives, prints, and postcards depicting the Erie Canal and other waterways in New York and Canada from the collection of Emily and J. Hayward Madden of Livonia, NY

Scenic postcards highlighting communities of Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley.

Historic photographs of maritime activites around the area of Montauk.

Photographic and illustrated postcards relating to Naples, New York in the Finger Lakes region. In particular, the images highlight the natural features of the area, especially Canandaigua Lake throughout the early to mid-20th century.

Primary sources relating to the historical significance of Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, NY.

This collection contains the Barry C. and Mary Jean (MJ) Ross Hudson River Postcard Collection.

This collection contains images of postcards of Elston Hall, Hotel Van Curler, and the Western Gateway Bridge and surrounding area.

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.

This collection contains photographs of the Clifton Park and Halfmoon areas, particularly their connections to the Erie Canal.

This collection is comprised of postcards, trade cards, and other ephemera relating to Schenectady County and other nearby areas.