Collections

Long Island Airfields
Images of Airfields from the past century. Many of these locations have since disappeared.
Parkway Sweepstakes 1908

Items related to the history of the Long Island Motor Parkway.

Manhasset Press

Issues of "Manhasset Press", a local newspaper for Manhasset, NY.

Map Collection
This collection contains a map of Sacandaga Park in 1905.
Margaret Woodbury Strong Papers, 1897-1969
Margaret Woodbury Strong amassed an outstanding collection of dolls and toys which formed the basis for The Strong Museum in Rochester, New York.
Martha Blow Wadsworth Photograph Collection
A collection of early 20th century photographs taken by Martha Blow Wadsworth which document a prominent family’s life in the Genesee Valley of New York, as well as showcase a trip to Panama and the construction of the Panama Canal.
Marty Himes Racing Collection
Photographs and programs of racing events on Long Island.
Montauk Fishing Collection
Historic photographs and maps of fishing in Montauk.
Moss Lake Camp Photograph Collection
Moss Lake Camp was a girl’s camp in the Adirondacks during the mid-to-late 20th century. This collection of photographs depict the Camp, campers, and counselors, as well as various sporting activities.
Muriel Vanderbilt at Pebble Beach Stables, California, 1925 – 1929.

Documentary materials of Mr. Vanderbilt’s daughter, Muriel.

Diving into the Hudson River

Images and historical documents related to the history of the Palisades region and the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey.

Oneida Yearbook Collection
Yearbooks from Oneida City High School, from 1936 - 2018. Several "Senior Annual" publications are also included.
Syracuse Nationals Game at the War Memorial

This collection covers various sports competitions and activities in Onondaga County from the 1950s.

Phipps children playing football in the South Allée circa 1916

Films circa 1916 and 1930.

Scrapbooks and Albums at HSERL

Scrapbooks and Albums created by residents of Lynbrook, NY and the surrounding villages.

Polish Community of Syracuse, NY
Photographs displaying the people and community activities of the Syracuse Polish Home in the 20th century.
Postcard from Interlaken

Postcards collected by the Backbone Ridge History Group showing the communities between Seneca and Cayuga Lake.

Ready-Made Campus
This collection contains photographs of the Sage College of Albany, with a large portion of the collection taken in the 1970s when the college was known as Sage Junior College of Albany.
Deininger Bros. Bakery, advertising card

This collection consists of images of ephemera taken from the vertical file collection ("pamphlet file") of the Rochester Public Library's Local History & Genealogy Division.

Sacandaga Park, NY Postcard Collection
This collection contains a selection of postcards depicting various sites around Sacandaga Park.
Saranac Inn Photograph Collection
The Saranac Inn was a popular Adirondack resort on Upper Saranac Lake during the late 19th through mid-20th century. This collection features photographs of the Inn, its buildings, rooms, and grounds.
Skaneateles Photograph Collection
The Skaneateles Photograph Collection documents various areas within and around Skaneateles Village and Town through photographs, stereographs, and photographic postcards.
 Collage of photos showing people at the New Skateland Arena roller skating rink in Buffalo, N.Y. Includes primarily children and teenagers alone and in groups. Date ranges from late 1970s to early 2000s. Collage displayed in the Main Rink and Locker area

In the summer of 2018, Daemen College gratefully accepted a large collection of photo collages from Kiddy Skateland, a roller rink owned and operated on Buffalo’s East Side.

Beach at Far Rockaway (Far Rockaway, NY)

The South Shore Recreation collection consists of materials documenting Long Island’s tourism history.