Collections

Acorn Stove trade cards printed between 1850–1900. The cards were created to advertise Acorn Stoves manufactured by Rathbone and Sard of Albany, NY. The cards feature illustrations of men, women, and children, including some representing stereotypes of African American children.

A photograph collection from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, documenting hydro-electric power industry in Niagara Falls, NY

Frank E. Estabrook (1860 - 1918) was a regionally renowned architect from Newburgh, NY whose specialty was designing public buildings and schools.This collection consists of pages from Estabrook's 1895 "souvenir" book called "Sketches".

Store ledgers, account books, and other business records from Germantown, NY.

Newspaper clippings and other material about the glove industry of Spencer, NY.

A portfolio of gelatin silver prints taken in Montauk in 1900.

This collection consists of images of ephemera taken from the vertical file collection ("pamphlet file") of the Rochester Public Library's Local History & Genealogy Division.

A scrapbook of Ablett Mill, with interior and exterior photographs of the wool mill in Whitesboro.

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.

This collection contains items relating to the World’s Fair.