Collections

Homes and Farms near Cayuga Lake

Drone photography covering the Village of Aurora with Wells College, the Village of Moravia, the Village of Union Springs, the City of Auburn, as well as neighborhoods and farmlands of Genoa.

Photograph of three children sitting on a hill

Photographs and ephemera highlighting Black history in Columbia County.

Child sits on a pony

Materials curated by Black Legacy Association of Columbia County (BLACC) to showcase the contributions made by the Black community to Columbia County from slavery to the present time.

Blacksmiths of Greenport

Archival materials about Greenport blacksmiths.

NYPL Librarian Robert W. Henderson's (1888-1985) Bookplate

Historic bookplates at St. Joseph's University - Callahan Library.

Group of People at the Fairgrounds

This collection comprises photographs and postcards documenting various areas, people, and activities and events in and around Boonville, New York.

Bowers Collection

This extensive glass-plate collection contains the work of Franck Taylor Bowers (1875-1932) a Broome County artist and photographer.

Boy Scouts of America, Troop 73, Voorheesville, New York Collection

The Scoutmaster of Troop 73, Howard C. Coughtry, created this collection about the troop's civic and recreational activities.

Brentwood Historical Photographs

Historical photographs of Brentwood, NY.

Brightwaters Plot Map, 1916

Brightwaters Village throughout the years, early promotion to infrastructure.

Brockport Village Glass Plate Negatives

A collection of early 20th century photographs depicting the Brockport region.

Brockway Motor Trucks Collection

This collection contains a sampling from the thousands of Brockway Motor Truck Co. slides, photographs and negatives.

Binghamton Boys Club Planting Trees

Photographs from clubs around Broome County.

Poor Farm Truck and Workers

Images from the Broome County Poor Farm located in Dickinson, also referred to as the Broome County Almshouse.  It opened in 1833 and closed in the 1960s.

Binghamton High School Class of 1922 “Notables”

Photographs of schools and classrooms around Broome County.

Cross Procession with Icons of the Theotokos

This collection showcases historical photographs that document the life and work of the Brotherhood of St. Job of Pochaev.

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Postcards & Stereo Views

Postcards and stereographs of many Buffalo Olmsted Parks from the late 1800s to early 1900s.

Buffalo Photograph Collection: Lantern slides, circa 1890-1910

The Buffalo Photograph Collection of lantern slides contains images of cityscapes, street views, events, and architecture in turn-of-the-century Buffalo.

Black and white photograph

This collection documents the construction of SUNY Schenectady's campus and early faculty and students.

Cayuga County Savings Bank, 1954

Photographs of the city of Auburn NY, featuring downtown businesses, residences, city buildings, banking institutions, and hotels. 

Bulk's Nurseries windmill

Images of Bulk's Nurseries in West Babylon

Bullis Family Collection

This collection includes the Bullis Family & Friends Album. In 1837, Charles Bullis settled in Macedon, NY with his wife Eleanor. Charles attended Geneva Medical College and became one of Macedon's first physicians. Charles and Eleanor had two children, Abraham and Amy.

Businesses of Albany, New York

This collection contains historic photographs of businesses in Albany, New York.

First Barber Shop in Tupper Lake

The photographs in this series document a variety of businesses over Tupper Lake’s history from approximately 1880 to 2005.

Memorial Day kickoff summer beach party at Lee Ct., Hither Hills, Montauk, 1944.

Pictorial family records documenting the Cahill, Stayton, and Eurell families of Montauk.