Collections
This collection contains materials related to the history of the city and county of Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley from the 17th century to the present.
This extensive glass-plate collection contains the work of Franck Taylor Bowers (1875-1932) a Broome County artist and photographer.
Photographs of the Erie Canal in and around Schenectady, New York. Includes images of the construction of the canal and architectural features of the canal, such as aqueducts, bridges and locks.
Postcards, photographs and ephemera about the Erie Railroad in Hornell, NY.
This series documents the various forms of infrastructure over Tupper Lake since approximately 1860 to the present day.
Materials relating to Thomas Flyer automobiles and the New York to Paris Race in the early 20th century.
This collection contains postcards showing scenes from Rochester and the surrounding area since the early 20th century.
The “Working on the Erie Canal” collection contains photographs and documents relating to the canal and its workers.