Collections

175th Anniversary of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

Photographs relating to the history of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library over the past century.

1885 Wantagh Station

Items relating to the move and restoration of the original Wantagh, NY train station

1913 Watervliet Flood

The 1913 Watervilet Flood collection is a collection of photos shows the flooding in Watervliet, New York, along some of the main thoroughfares.

1935 Federal Improvement Aerial Survey

This set of aerial images offers insight into several early versions of the Erie Canal, which were still visible in 1935 but have since been replaced by other infrastructure or otherwise faded into their surroundings.

1964 Rochester Riot Photographs

This collection of images documents Rochester’s 1964 race riots, offering a vivid and revealing glimpse into Rochester’s, and the nation’s, past.

20th Century Remains of the Genesee Valley Canal

A collection of photographs portraying the remains of the Genesee Valley Canal.

A. L. Jameson Glass Plate Negative Collection

This collection consists of a mix of photographs depicting various scenes and locations in the Adirondacks dating between 1890 and 1909.

Abby and Will Csaplar Lake George Collection

This collection contains images of Lake George, New York.

Adirondack Mines Photograph Collection

This collection of photographs features mines located in the Adirondack region around 1900.

Adirondack Scenery Glass Projector Slides

A collection of photographs dating between 1870 and 1900 depicting numerous houses and great camps, major bodies of water, and portraits of Adirondack residents and tourists.

Adirondack Scenic Photograph Collection

Collection of photographs showing various Adirondack scenes that includes people, towns, landscapes, camps etc. Images were taken in the 1890s.

image of Skaneateles and Lake, April 2005

Photos taken from airplanes around Central New York.

Aerials, Airplanes, Eclectic Aviation

A treasure trove of various aviation images, both on and off Long Island.

Serving food at the Broome County Urban League Festival

Images of African Americans in Broome County, including photographs of the activities of CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality.

Black and white photograph

The collection explores the role of African Americans in the General Electric workforce.

Airliners

Images of airliners, personnel and passengers, from early commercial air travel to the Jet Age.

Awning leading to hotel entrance

Photographs of bars and restaurants in Albany, New York, submitted to the Albany County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC Board) as part of license and permit applications.

Black and white photograph

An assembled collection of family records of Albany County, NY residents collected at community history scanning events. The records date from 1894 to 2002 and document families in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

Albany Law School Alumni

This collection contains documents and photographs relating to the alumni of Albany Law School.

Albany Law School Architecture Collection

This collection contains photographs of the outside and inside of buildings on the Albany Law School campus.

Albany Law School Collection

This collection contains photographs and documents related to the students of Albany Law School.

Welcome to Montauk

Photographs collected by Holden for his publications.