Collections

Historical pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and fliers detailing the early history of Long Island.

Images of Albany, Clinton, Rensselaer, and Schenectady Counties digitized from glass plate negatives. c.1893 - c. 1915

Historic photograph collection, Long Island’s East End

Historical photographs of the village of Chatham and surrounding towns and hamlets.

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 collection includes postcards, images, and stereographs relating to Cornwall, N.Y.

This collection covers various moments of daily life in the city and Onondaga County from the 1920s to 1950s.

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

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.

Postcards depicting life in late 19th and early 20th century Germantown, NY. 

Presented here are selected images of Red Hook (N.Y) and the Hudson Valley taken by Harriet Martin Dey.

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

Historic images and documents related to New Paltz, NY.

Portraits of the Horton family, as well as photographs of their mansion’s construction. (Later Horton and Morrison Hall.)

Postcards of street scenes, homes, and churches in Rockland County.

Images and documents relating to life in the Town of Olive up until the reservoir was built, including communities that were lost during the construction of the reservoir.

The Long Island Postcard Collection documents mansions of the Gilded Age, local landmarks, and scenes of everyday life.