29 10 1402 https://openvalley.org/files/original/70175823874e76bccd2fedbda571352b.jpg d17ea7cadede2892dbe77d3ab7726bcf https://openvalley.org/files/original/44bc6f36ed04714a71c2ade6d1edf1fb.jpg f19b266eefe5f38b67a106a728091db3 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 Dry plate negative 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 Upper Genesee Falls, Rochester NY Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.1 MB jpeg, 5.3 MB Description An account of the resource Photograph from a now-defunct news service company shows the High Falls area of Genesee River. At right we see the Gorsline Building that housed three main manufacturing operations at this time: Williams, Hoyt & Co. (a maker of shoes); the Rochester Folding Box Company; and Genesee Lithographic. Previously at this location had been the Steam Gauge and Lantern Works factory. In 1888 a major fire destroyed the building and killed an estimated 34 men and boys. Note: there are two images here, a slightly cropped image of a smaller file size, and a larger file of the original image. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Detroit Publishing Co. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1905 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <a href="https://lccn.loc.gov/2016805433" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><www.loc.gov/item/2016805433/></a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Genesee River Gorsline Building High Falls Rochester, NY Upper Falls Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/b5a34bf51e18fe9983ae7ddd8c0d0a11.jpg 885e88956d5be8c9a442b507731d4a06 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 Digital image 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 Hotel Washington Description An account of the resource Hotel Washington opened in 1918 and remains standing today, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Due to its location across the street from the Treasury Department and proximity to the White House, the hotel has remained relevant to the city's so-called Financial District. Its interest to OpenValley concerns a 1931 conference held there by the Conference on the Cause and Cure of War. The pacifist organization, led by Carrie Chapman Catt, was attended by Caledonia resident Isabel Fraser Harmon due to her affiliation with the Young Women's Christian Association. The YWCA was one of eleven women's organizations supporting the conference--including the American Association of University Women, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, National League of Women Voters, and more. Note: the original digital image, in color, has been modified to black & white to better match other documentary materials from this period Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DIPENdAVE Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-09-30 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_Hotel_HDR.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wikimedia Commons</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 690 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Conference on the Cause and Cure of War Isabel Fraser Harmon Pacifism Women's Clubs https://openvalley.org/files/original/c6a01f9e40265bb92e7e68fe5759f005.jpg a1c8c49d56811b6bda66f20a46662307 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 740 × 492 pixels 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 lone tree Description An account of the resource A view of the Great Plains in Nebraska. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Doug Stremel Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Flickr Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005-11-21 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived WIkipedia Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg, 238 KB https://openvalley.org/files/original/2590e15568a59c4d7ab82fd29843a888.jpg 11d000975866feca8df3412a74a9863c 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 Watercolor, gouache, and pen painting Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 5 x 7 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 Seneca Lake Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dove, Arthur, 1880-1946 Description An account of the resource This small watercolor uses a technique Dove called "extraction": abstracting from some landscape only those elements necessary to render it. Here we see a few lines of ink used to trees, clouds, and a power line; watercolor and gouache then complete the forms. Horizontal layers effectively capture the distinctive long shapes and surrounding hills of New York's Finger Lakes region. Dove was born in Canandaigua to a wealthy family, graduating from Cornell University and expected to follow a career appropriate to that education. Instead, he worked in commercial illustration and traveled to Europe; eventually upon returning to America he became friends with photographer and gallery owner Arthur Stieglitz, who encouraged his experiments with abstraction. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 826 KB Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Metropolitan Museum of Art Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/488539" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> Via <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seneca_Lake_MET_DP234290.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wikimedia Commons</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Arthur Dove painting Seneca Lake Watercolor Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/8606bbeb889aef6b13404dd28d3763e4.jpg d0d21c8bf89787f25add64692815d3b1 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 Letter Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8.5 x 11 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 Letter From Charles Dow to William Letchworth, 20 February 1908 Description An account of the resource This letter, written by Dow to Letchworth, describes the initial reaction Dow and others had to a proposed reforestation project in partnership with Letchworth. Dow discusses his efforts to get in touch with people to begin making the project a reality. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dow, Charles Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1908-02-20 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Schulz, Kate Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Letchworth State Park, Visitors Center, accession number LE.2012.93 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 596 KB arboretum Letchworth State Park William Pryor Letchworth https://openvalley.org/files/original/bab19e8d12e721e1fd1670e558fe6e5b.jpg c19eae4cf589bab10b5a6de9212da3c1 https://openvalley.org/files/original/ba8d855ef1c03ede58adfe8b1f4d637e.JPG abed2e210448c337c695a2c97e2c6c37 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 New Deal Gallery Description An account of the resource This collection of more than 200 paintings owes its existence to two primary causes: allocations from the Federal Art Project to a New York state tuberculosis sanatorium located at Mt. Morris--the landscapes and still lifes were thought to be restful--and to the committed volunteers who helped preserve the paintings after the hospital closed. For several decades the canvases were stored in non-climate-controlled basements; it appears that doctors and staff removed at least three dozen works as "keepsakes." Despite the seeming tranquility of the paintings, they were created by artists primarily from New York City whose background was more political and aesthetically adventurous than this rural location would indicate. <a href="https://openvalley.org/exhibits/show/green-new-deal/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow this hyperlink to a short introduction to the New Deal Gallery collection</a>. We're grateful to the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts for access to their collection, which has been re-photographed and appears here at two resolutions: a cropped, web-friendly file size of around 1 MB; and a high-resolution file including the painting's frame. Items in this collection were created according to a consistent format: a short description of each painting in formal terms, followed by a biography of each artist. Where possible we have supplied hyperlinks relevant to their lives and to other examples of their art. In order to better view them using the Omeka program, click on the "View All" option at the bottom of this page to access various sorting options. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935-1940 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken (project director) Ritz, Abigail (photography and project assistant) Additional research: Justin Anderson, Jessica Apthorpe, Jay Bang, Kristopher Bangsil, Julia Caldwell, Sydney Cannioto, Sabrina Chan, Paige Closser, Victoria Domon, Elana Evenden, Yadelin Fernandez, Michael Griffin, Madison Jackson, Niamh McCrohan, Ben Michalak, Ricky Noel, Elizabeth Ramsay, Skye Rose, Samantha Schmeer, John Serbalik, Marianna Sheedy, Emily Spina, Alison Stern, Ravenna VanOstrand, and Nicholas Vanamee. Special thanks to: Deborah Bump, Mark Calicchia, Elizabeth Harris, Melissa Moody, Rebecca Lomuto, and Mai Sato. 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 Oil Painting Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 30 x 24 in. Condition: surface dirt 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 Bridlepath, Central Park Description An account of the resource Three women and one man are seen riding horses along a muddy trail; a younger rider with two braided pigtails leading them. A faded building is seen in the background--and we remind ourselves that this is New York City. There seem to be three distinct parts of this painting: the upper includes the building and the top parts of the trees; the middle includes the horses and the people. The bottom part of the painting is separated distinctly where the grass meets the trail, including the horses' feet and the muddy trail. About the Artist: We haven’t located much reliable information about this artist. As his NDG painting suggests, Dowling appears to have specialized in sporting art. He created an historical painting, “Saratoga, 1917” that showed Racing Association members living and deceased (New York Herald 6 Aug. 1918: 3). Nine years later Dowling was asked to add 13 additional figures on the strength of his reputation in England and the US, which had included a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt. He also ran a series of portraits in Town and Country depicting the opera singer Enrico Caruso, lawyer Paul D. Cravath, financier Otto H. Kahn, and broker Henry Rogers Winthrop (The Saratogian 15 Aug. 1927: 5). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dowling, William, 1907-1980 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Federal Art Project Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935-1940 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ritz, Abigail (photography) Apthorpe, Jessica (biography) Cooper, Ken (biography) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Object #FA18145 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.1 MB jpeg, 13.4 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 055 1930s Central Park Federal Art Project horses New Deal New Deal Gallery painting William Dowling https://openvalley.org/files/original/6af2be1f6a1e0ec15f671fb9a684edd2.jpg 4fdda354da39e9fe0799b6c0c4841a91 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 Digital photo 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 Underground Railroad "tunnel," Geneseo Description An account of the resource 2015 street excavation project unearthed a tunnel at 5 Main Street that evoked fugitive slaves, but may simply have been an old sewer line Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 814 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Druse, Kristen 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 Druse, Kristen Geneseo tunnel underground railroad Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document “What really bothers me about the tunnel incident is the assumption that always exists in terms of history with people forgetting that it’s romanticized. That particular location is especially odd because that particular building on Main Street was a factory (machine shop and lumber business). Believes that the tunnel was a waste tunnel because the factory would have needed this (1858 map- machine shop). If you were risking life and limb to get to freedom, why would you come to the center of commerce in Livingston County? The village of Geneseo is way up on a hill, the train line was down by Riverside Drive. The river was very treacherous to travel on and was very winding, so it wouldn’t have been the ideal way to move quickly. The canal built connecting the Erie Canal to Olean would have actually been the ideal way to travel as it was far more direct. Most of the tracks and routes in New York were headed towards Buffalo, as this was easiest and shortest way to get to Buffalo.” 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 Amie Alden Tunnel Interview Description An account of the resource Interview with the Livingston County Historian concerning her opinion on the actual purpose of the rumored Underground Railroad tunnel on Geneseo's Main Street. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Druse, Kristen Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Interview https://openvalley.org/files/original/d226cf2b7f256fdce297e4a71d91b37d.jpg 3c2c13a89f49018219bd6c8d8fc8b722 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. 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 Frederick Douglass Rochester statue Description An account of the resource The Frederick Douglass statue in Rochester, NY was originally displayed in a high-traffic area in front of a railroad station. The statue was later transported to Highland Park. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Druse, Kristen https://openvalley.org/files/original/8b976fd7bf0012af3b4e59682272bad4.jpg 9046344e629daf97f34d7cd9ec0b22a6 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. 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 New York Central Railroad Station Description An account of the resource The construction of the New York Central Railroad station in Rochester was indicative of a rise in industrialist development in the city in the mid-1800s. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Druse, Kristen