1 10 27 https://openvalley.org/files/original/3d36247d404570d7fabe685158743eca.jpg 302646cbe5b20c3625b02b9d95c2eb08 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (lumber mill); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (grist mill); grinding wheat or other grains (flour mill); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (paper mill); fabricating metals (triphammer mill); powering industrial equipment (textile mill); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines. This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Lithograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Residence and Mill of C.S. Gilbert, East Avon, Livingston County, N.Y. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.6 MB Description An account of the resource Following an apprenticeship in milling, Charles Sewell Gilbert immigrated from England in his young twenties--initially to Rochester and Penfield. He relocated to Avon in 1855 and purchased an existing mill. His sons later followed him into the business on North Avon Road. The smokestack at center probably is related to Gilbert's addition of steam power, a safety against variable levels of Little Conesus Creek. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available D. Mason & Co. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived James H. Smith, History of Livingston County, N.Y. (Syracuse: D. Mason, 1881): following p. 442. <a href="https://archive.org/details/1687historyofliv00smit/page/n622/mode/1up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courtesy of Internet Archive</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Avon, NY East Avon, N.Y. Mill https://openvalley.org/files/original/d2e08b7c5fa21799b8a5270d887e2271.mp4 1655f04ece1fc809931436e88b061aaa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (lumber mill); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (grist mill); grinding wheat or other grains (flour mill); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (paper mill); fabricating metals (triphammer mill); powering industrial equipment (textile mill); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines. This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Audio recording Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 2:53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Miller's Will Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The New Lost City Ramblers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1962-01-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Lost City Ramblers - Vol. 4 ℗ 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1962 Folkways Records Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mp4, 5.8 MB https://openvalley.org/files/original/0f7f986c5df54409a11acd26a57d37ed.png f19af9e3c6a2e58b48fecb41b8fcd330 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (lumber mill); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (grist mill); grinding wheat or other grains (flour mill); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (paper mill); fabricating metals (triphammer mill); powering industrial equipment (textile mill); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines. This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <a href="https://arcg.is/1fTHCb0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://arcg.is/1fTHCb0</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GIS Map of Dansville-Area Mills Description An account of the resource <div class="js-view if-description description-rich-text break-word overflow-auto"> <div>This GIS map was created to support the <a href="https://geneseo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=0233b12694a346109a2a0f46f84a3858" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dansville Ever-Green map</a>, itself an experiment to recover historical knowledge for the purposes of envisioning a bioregional economy & culture. Its premise is to draw a 50-mile radius around the town of Dansville, NY and make visible under-appreciated resources. In this case, the interest concerns small-scale hydropower used to grind corn and wheat; saw, plane, and turn lumber; process apples into cider; card wool; and so on. A hyperlink to the map can be found below. </div> <div>The map of Dansville-area mills was created by using county-level maps from the 1850s (and, in one case, the 1860s). A list of the Western New York counties follows, with the surveyor, publisher, and year in parentheses: Allegany (Bechler/Gillette 1856); Genesee (Otley & Rea/Gillett 1854); Livingston (French/Gillette 1858); Monroe (Brown/Gillette 1858); Ontario (Beers/Dawson 1859); Steuben (Levy/Gillette 1857); Wyoming (Brown/Brown 1853); Yates (Beers/Stone & Stewart 1865). It is comprised of more than 600 individual mill sites. </div> <div>Mills were identified using map abbreviations of the time, which differentiated among saw mills (“S.M.”), grist mills (“G.M.”), along with spelled-out designations for less common operations. This map does not include steam-saw mills (“S.S.M.”), which used water from creeks to power wood-burning engines—that is, they were not hydropowered mills. The limitations of this procedure are many. Locations sometimes are approximate, due to discrepancies between 19th-century and contemporary maps concerning watercourses. The names of the mills and/or owners sometimes are identified on maps or can be inferred, but usually are not (a question mark indicates a plausible guess). And there are doubtless many milling operations that never made it onto these maps from the 1850s. </div> <div>From a contemporary standpoint an important caveat is that milling operations are not inevitably sustainable, and that many (or most) of the 19th-century mills created water pollution and disrupted stream communities. A sawmill meant that nearby forests were being logged, usually in an unsustainable manner. Still, it is hoped that this information will be of historical interest and, more importantly, to suggest that resources exist for a post-carbon economy in Western New York.</div> </div> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cooper, Ken Argentieri, Elizabeth Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available OpenValley.org Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Type The nature or genre of the resource Hyperlink Item Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online GIS Map Dansville, NY industrialization Map Mill https://openvalley.org/files/original/e54a45fa6aa6494759b41d3c067bd938.jpg ffae4f8fba8111c2bb2fac0b360bcfc5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (lumber mill); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (grist mill); grinding wheat or other grains (flour mill); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (paper mill); fabricating metals (triphammer mill); powering industrial equipment (textile mill); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines. This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 11 x 8.75 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Silver Lake Mills Description An account of the resource Located along the Silver Lake Outlet near the town of Perry, NY, this photograph of early milling operation shows seven people posing--two of them young boys. A caption on reverse side reads: "Silver Lake Mills--before being steam powered. George Thomlinson [sic]. Water powered feed and flour milling of all kinds." Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Perry, NY Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Clark Rice Photography Collection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 2 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1033 Clark Rice Photography Collection Mill Perry, NY Silver Lake Outlet Tomlinson Pond https://openvalley.org/files/original/9d828cb37fc0016ce86a3a3ff153af72.jpg bd28f138313e761dbced81e2f2356b1b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (lumber mill); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (grist mill); grinding wheat or other grains (flour mill); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (paper mill); fabricating metals (triphammer mill); powering industrial equipment (textile mill); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines. This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Lithograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 38.5 x 51 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upper Falls of the Genesee at Rochester NY from the East Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Young, John T., 1814-1842 (artist) Bufford, John Henry, 1810-1870 (lithographer) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available C & M Morse Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1836 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "[The upper falls of the Genesee at Rochester N.Y. from the east.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7c25-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 906 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Description An account of the resource Somewhat idealized view of Rochester's High Falls has cattle grazing peacefully in the foreground of this print. The "Mercury" statue at rear center, however, dates the scene after 1881--which is when the Kimball Tobacco Factory commissioned it. By that point the High Falls area already had many more factories and mills than is pictured; the area had been an industrial center for several decades. Genesee River High Falls Rochester, NY Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/4d9404eac4fdbfd0bc37f58f54d3399c.jpg e676a340a2ae61268c43b6ec54e22799 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (lumber mill); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (grist mill); grinding wheat or other grains (flour mill); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (paper mill); fabricating metals (triphammer mill); powering industrial equipment (textile mill); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines. This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5 x 5 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Light's Mill, Avon NY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anderson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 930 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Description An account of the resource Real-photo postcard shows a mill site alongside Conesus Creek where Emme Light rebuilt after a fire had destroyed an earlier one named "Glen Avon." He retained that name, and became well known for his trademarked varieties of flour: Peerless, Sweet Violet, Daisy, and White Rose. Sometime the operation was called "Light's Mill," as on this image. Ownership of the mill passed to sons John and William, then to his granddaughter Lucy (Light) McDonald who in 1949 leased it to a Dutch miller named George A. Bass. In 1951, the town of Avon purchased the mill for its more valuable Conesus Lake water rights, then sold the property back to Bass. Glen Avon ceased operations sometime around the late 1950s. The structure remains standing today as a private home. Avon, NY Conesus Creek Glen Avon Mills Light's Mill Littleville, NY Mill Postcards https://openvalley.org/files/original/7b70a2abc9ab379a6afa1a3fe329c1e1.jpg 2c30d2e1a10b872be4fb2f20d87e5aba https://openvalley.org/files/original/b791951ae15ec42a2266724c3e3c4eb1.jpg 3ea87241d5f038f18f65dfebae937719 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (lumber mill); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (grist mill); grinding wheat or other grains (flour mill); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (paper mill); fabricating metals (triphammer mill); powering industrial equipment (textile mill); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines. This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5 x 5 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Old Water Wheel, Lakeville NY Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Ken Cooper Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 878 KB jpeg, 522 KB Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available F. M. Acker, Lakeville NY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1913-07-30? Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Description An account of the resource Postcard shows view of a decrepit water wheel, almost certainly located at the outlet of Conesus Lake where it becomes Conesus Creek. If so, then the photograph shows remnants of what had been a broom-handle factory operated by L.P. West, then upgraded by Henry Spencer during the 1880s to include manufacture of pumps, ladders, and farm gates. Spencer also added steam power so as to continue operations during times of low water flow. But by 1895 or 1896 the business had faded away but not, as the photo suggests, interest in its picturesque water wheel. Conesus Creek Conesus Lake Genesee River Lakeville, NY Mill Watershed https://openvalley.org/files/original/9336d7758e2dc6ff2635c91bb009a491.jpg 65d237af8992e91a27f4f8ddae355d3e https://openvalley.org/files/original/503b6b2dc6122a97769922020ec49593.jpg 4e71f184e1a81fcde5999331e6113029 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (lumber mill); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (grist mill); grinding wheat or other grains (flour mill); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (paper mill); fabricating metals (triphammer mill); powering industrial equipment (textile mill); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines. This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5 x 5 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Genesee Falls, Belmont NY Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Ken Cooper Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 767 KB jpeg, 557 KB Description An account of the resource Postcard view of waterfall in the town that is seat of government in Allegany County. Originally named Philipsville, its population grew rapidly following construction of an Erie Railroad line--pictured at left--in 1850. As of 1860 there were two sawmills and a flour mill using water power available in the area: in this postcard, the Genesee River, and less than a mile downstream its tributaries Philips Creek and Van Campen Creek. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910-08-30 Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Belmont, NY Erie Railroad Genesee River Milling Watershed https://openvalley.org/files/original/e9d7c295c3700fe343fab3c3962498b4.jpg 32d6f919d1b1832c5af00d1ec3849a8e https://openvalley.org/files/original/5b914ce10d03bc487df8173d98e1c27c.jpg 1984219ecf56093eb875973ca5fbcab6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (lumber mill); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (grist mill); grinding wheat or other grains (flour mill); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (paper mill); fabricating metals (triphammer mill); powering industrial equipment (textile mill); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines. This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5 x 5 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oldest Bridge on the Genesee River, Geneseo NY Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available John Balding & Son, Geneseo NY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909-08-30 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Ken Cooper Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 833 KB jpeg, 520 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Description An account of the resource At the time of this photograph wooden structure was at least 70 years old, having been constructed in 1830 by a Mt. Morris contractor named Russell Daboll. Its design was somewhat unusual in that wood was used even for the abutments upon which the span rested. At left side of photo is Gilmore's mill, operated first by Thomas and then his son Freeman. In 1913 the bridge was damaged by farm equipment and replaced by a metal one. Genesee River Geneseo, NY Mill Post Card Watershed https://openvalley.org/files/original/aad63460c02abdfc6b76603f22a6793f.jpg e5cc525465f0213e01162d979fae051e https://openvalley.org/files/original/2c8136a024ce5a0b90063d6ab5bfae65.jpg 90daac61a1b4561522b5a154591be4d3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (lumber mill); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (grist mill); grinding wheat or other grains (flour mill); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (paper mill); fabricating metals (triphammer mill); powering industrial equipment (textile mill); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines. This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5 x 5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lower Falls of the Genesee, Rochester NY Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Ken Cooper Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 663 KB jpeg, 331 KB Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Scrantom Wetmore & Co., Publishers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1905-1910 Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Description An account of the resource Five miles downstream from here, the Genesee River empties into Lake Ontario at Charlotte, and the base of the falls has been a major spawning ground for salmon and lake trout until non-native fish like the alewife reduced their numbers. <a href="https://openvalley.org/exhibits/show/seth-green--home-waters">The fisherman Seth Green</a> ran a large commercial operation nearby in the lower gorge; ironically, his success also contributed to declining stocks and led to his experiments in pisciculture and eventually a fish hatchery located in Caledonia, NY. At the time of this photograph, an extensive engineering project recently had constructed Rochester Gas & Electric's Hydro Station #15--a portion of which is shown at left--and transformed the falls themselves. An 80-foot long concrete facing raised the falls to a height of 96 feet and created an intake dam 17 feet in depth. The building at right is a remaining part of the settlement called McCrackenville, chartered in 1821 and best known as an industrial site: flour and paper milling, carpet-making, furniture manufacture, a tannery. In 1850 the city of Rochester annexed the land as part of its plans for residential development along Lake Avenue; eventually it was remade as Lower Falls Park, from which visitors have a spectacular view of the gorge. Genesee River Lower Falls, Rochester McCrackenville pisciculture Post Card Rochester Gas and Electric Rochester, NY Seth Green Watershed