Collections

Portrait of Bruce Beckwith at work at sea, 1970s.

Photographs of the commercial fishing industry in Montauk.

Battenkill Inspired

This collection contains images and documents related to the Battenkill River and surrounding area.

Glens Falls Feeder Canal

This collection contains photographs, postcards, art work, and images pertaining to the Champlain Canal that runs from the Hudson River at Waterford, NY to Lake Champlain.

Commercial Streets of Albany, New York

This collection contains photographs and drawings from Albany's business and industrial areas.

Emporium Forestry Company Maps

The Emporium Lumber Company was originally formed in 1892 in Pennsylvania and was dissolved in 1950. The success of the company led to expansion in New York State.

Emporium Lumber Company Photograph Collection

The Emporium Lumber Company was a logging company located in Conifer, New York in the early 20th century. This collection of photographs relates to their logging and railroad business.

Fulton Chain Lakes Photograph Collection

This collection features photographs taken by Ernest Blue in the Fulton Chain Lakes region around 1900.

Geneva Historical Society Postcard Collection

A collection of postcards depicting Geneva, New York during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Stamp used in logbooks for record keeping.

Manuscripts recording maritime labor, business, and industry.

Lumber Camp Mission Slide Collection

Presbyterian missionaries visited many Adirondack lumber camps in the early 20th century. This collection of glass lantern slides depicts their visits at the camps, as well as the loggers and logging industry.

Economic and geologic map of the State of New York showing the location of its mineral deposits

This collection of maps comes from the MacIntyre Iron Company, which operated at the Tahawus mines near Newcomb, NY.

Merrick Historical Postcards

Historic postcards from Merrick, NY.

Richmond Collection

The Richmond collection is made up of financial records and personal correspondence relating to the Ship Richmond’s whaling voyage from 1846-1849.

Captain Samuel F. Phillips (1832-1911) whose RVC home became the Phillips House Museum.

Photos, written histories, and ephemera pertaining to the sea captains who lived in Rockville Centre, NY in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.

Stedman and Moses Collection of glass plate negatives

A collection of photographs of the town of Placid Lake, New York.

Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company Photograph Collection

The Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company was a successful business in Ticonderoga, New York during the late 19th and early 20th century. This collection of photographs depicts the Company’s mill, machines, and the surrounding area.