Collections

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.

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.

Farmingdale Historical Collection

Historic photographs and advertisements of Farmingdale, Long Island.

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.

The front cover of a 1920s Edgeworth Smith brochure advertising seashore lots and bungalows in Island Park.

Maps of Island Park and early advertisements for homes in Island Park.

Carparelli Bros. Building

Photographs of historic places and architecture in the community of New Hartford, New York.

The [George Nathan] Newman Collection of Photographs of Vanished and Vanishing Buffalo

Photographs of Buffalo and Western New York during the 19th and early 20th centuries collected by George Nathan Newman.

Oswego City Directories

An assortment of Oswego City Directories from 1882 to 1990.

Polster Photographs of Lockport, NY

Mid-20th century photographs of Lockport, New York by Edwin Polster.

Rochester NY City Directories

This collection includes city directories from Rochester, NY, with information about the people and businesses within the city. Includes three maps of the city of Rochester.

Section of cover of 1980 Water Mill Welcomes You WMBA directory.

Historical publications of the Water Mill Business Association