31 10 1402 https://openvalley.org/files/original/d7bb596d4147d73983d260e6e0fdb98a.jpg 70bba164864b971874c956c19134cbfc 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 Perry Knitting Co. Description An account of the resource This collection gathers documents for a Perry Knitting Co. exhibit on OpenValley. They are drawn from from three main sources. First, the Clark Rice Photography Collection at the Perry, NY Public Library. Rice was a prolific photographer in Western New York throughout the mid-20th century. This collection includes scans of his work, and copies of images from the turn of the century photographer Merrium Crocker, whose studio Rice purchased. Secondly, the Henry Page Local History Files. Page was president of First National Bank of Perry, and a local historian associated with the public library for nearly five decades. His uncle, William, had helped secure funding from the Carnegie Corporation for its establishment in 1900 and construction in 1914. The Page collection contains various historical materials and photographs accumulated by him over the years. Thirdly, we draw upon various public domain texts, such as maps from the Library of Congress or <a href="http://perrypubliclibrary.advantage-preservation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">digitized articles from local newspapers</a>. All images here are selections from these collections, chosen for their relevance to OpenValley project. We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the Perry Public Library and its Director, Jessica Pacciotti. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Meghan Cobo, Ken Cooper, Michaelena Ferraro, Melisha Gatlin, Andrew Gleason, Macaire Lisicki, Ben Michalak, Ethan Pelletier, Emma Raupp, Mariah Rockwell. Special thanks to Jessica Pacciotti at the Perry Public Library. 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 8 x 10 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 Empty Lunchroom at Perry Knitting Co. Description An account of the resource 8 x 10 picture of the lunch room at the Perry Knitting Company. Clark notes it as a cafeteria, probably taken with flash powder as this time preceded the use of flash bulbs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clark Rice 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 Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pelletier, Ethan 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, 1.9 MB Language A language of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 5260 Cafeteria Clark Rice Photograph Collection Perry Knitting Co. Perry Knitting Co. Work Day Perry NY https://openvalley.org/files/original/927083af670dc6c9f7794003e397a4eb.jpg 872dd1d8c0327926ddcdd63c5292bd15 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 20 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 Entrance to Chapel, St. Tropez Description An account of the resource A clean sunny painting that shows a chapel next to a tall tree, beneath a light blue sky. Painted very smoothly with little to no noticeable brush strokes, this illustrates a warm and amiable picture with a pleasant vibe. Boasts a green, light sky blue, and reddish-mahogany color scheme. About the Artist: The son of Irish immigrants, Alger was born in Boston, MA and studied at the Lowell Institute of Design and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Around 1914, he began dividing his time between Massachusetts and showing his work in New York group exhibitions; a 1921 review of the Whitney Studio Club declared that its “chief interest centers about the technical novelty of John Alger. He has painted some sand dunes with a sweeping grace despite the fact that his colors, always modest, are laid down flatly and without accent” (New York Tribune 18 Dec. 1921: 50). Another admiring critic thought Alger had “developed a point of view which represents the utmost in simplification without, however, becoming in any sense of the word an abstractionist” (Brooklyn Daily Eagle 7 Mar. 1926: 66). Alger was a founding member of the Salons of America. In later years, he seems to have taught art lessons in addition to his painting. 5 more images at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-1-folder-16">FAP</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alger, John [Herbert], 1879-1967 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Federal Art Project Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ritz, Abigail (photography) Bang, Jay (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 #FA18109 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935-1940 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 707 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 019 Federal Art Project John Alger New Deal Gallery painting https://openvalley.org/files/original/bb44ba0576350e5d2c47383e4ad14248.jpg 3e023f44e7b90f800d9be3c433c5d956 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 Engraving Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 2.5 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 Entrance to the Niagara River Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lossing, Benson J[ohn] (1813-1891) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Pictorial Field-book of the War of 1812; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics and Traditions of the Last War for American Independence (Harper & Brothers, 1868): 597. Thomas Fisher Canadiana Collection, University of Toronto, via Internet Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 894 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Description An account of the resource The strategic importance of forts at the mouth of Niagara River is shown graphically here: during the War of 1812 it was extremely difficult for either British or American ships to make it past the cannons of (respectively) Fort Niagara or Fort George. Lossing's illustration shows the situation ahead of the Battle of Fort George in May 1813. His note reads: “This view is from a drawing made in 1813, previous to the attack on Fort George, and published in the Port Folio in July, 1817. On the extreme left is seen Fort Niagara, and at a greater distance, across the river, Fort George and the village of Newark. To the right of the light-house, over which is a flag, is seen the battery which the Julia and Growler controlled” (597). Fort George Fort Niagara Lake Ontario Lossing, Benson Niagara River War of 1812 Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/f53c5eb59b6349bfef082558b821edd3.jpg b6dac6a01f7f15a7ddeb8326086b86d9 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 Envelope Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 9.5 x 4 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 Envelope addressed to Sylvia Kelly with two handwritten quotes Description An account of the resource An envelope addressed to Sylvia Kelly and the Geneseo Migrant Center from New York City has two different colored handwritten quotes on top of it. Judging from its postmark, we can speculate it dates to around 2003 and may have been Kelly jotting down phrases that she had heard during the course of her work as director of the Creative Artists Migrant Program Services (CAMPS). The quote with black ink to the left says, "even the rocks cry out like a baby because of the sun." The other one to the right with red ink states, "It was very hot inside and breathing sometimes was a gift." Given their subject matter, it seems likely these were migrant farmworkers telling Kelly about the conditions of their labor. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Michalkow, Nikolete Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Creative Artists Migrant Program Services collection, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 391 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Geneseo Migrant Center Geneseo Migrant Center Migrant Camps migrant workers Sylvia Kelly https://openvalley.org/files/original/d2a22838f93b792de7afa28156461b30.png 5f5a69b41d1ae04870041f3f17681ac6 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 Environment 1960 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available public domain Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived public domain https://openvalley.org/files/original/cc03ac98a43ec605ced4cba05af4ec07 5f9b1466696d751c40600d21781bf071 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 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 Erie Canal Aqueduct during flood of 1865, Rochester NY Description An account of the resource Photograph of an earlier photograph shows Genesee River flood waters level with the aqueduct, while a canal boat makes the crossing. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stone, Albert R. (re-photographer) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Albert R. Stone Negative Collection, Rochester Museum & Science Center, image # sct02769 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 77 KB Erie Canal floods Genesee River Lake Geneseo Rochester, NY Underground Atlas https://openvalley.org/files/original/84d67f0d871c048be0be0caa6b0acba1.jpg 8e68985bd9c590009eee7989bbc27684 https://openvalley.org/files/original/17aeb28f767cca66bc524b40d20bd986.jpg 678d2ca0360c2990863d14d6477c5176 https://openvalley.org/files/original/042cee4c3a4c60b3153a37774f0dfb4d.jpg 53e2e3ec524adbe5222103c02358102e 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 8 x 3 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 Erie Preserving Company, Buffalo NY Description An account of the resource A fruit and vegetable preserving company, through the changes in its logo from 1881 to 1885, shows the increasing emphasis of railroads to food systems. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-1885 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wadsworth Family Papers, SUNY Geneseo Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.8 MB jpeg, 1 MB jpeg, 553 KB Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Erie Preserving Co. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grabher, Samantha Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Erie Preserving Company foods infrastructure letterhead https://openvalley.org/files/original/00f9d8fbf2fbbdd1b625486600b4c500.jpg c31d8f8e04037d70e4a1976caee1be35 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 8" x 6" 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 Erie Railroad Depot Description An account of the resource It opened in 1865 and the existing structure was completed in 1879. Passenger service was provided by the Erie Railroad and from 1907 until 1941 this included electric passenger trains which traveled to Rochester Depot. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Savallo, Victoria Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Avon Historical Society Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg 2.3 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource photograph https://openvalley.org/files/original/d893ddcf28bcc50a987cb911686068f2.jpg a79f3f83e5678175789d2a86aa18f501 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 4 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 Erie-Lackawanna Bridge, Salamanca NY, 1972 Description An account of the resource Beginning June 22, 1972 slow-moving Hurricane Agnes made landfall in New York state and by the next day had deluged Southern Tier communities with heavy rains. Major rivers like the Allegheny, Genesee, and Susquehanna were many feet above flood stage--in some cases rising by seven inches per hour--and several towns declared evacuations. The damage was considerable: bridges, railway lines, businesses, homes, and farms were flooded. Following in a long American tradition, a rapidly published book of photos and descriptions was created to commemorate the event. In this photograph, the caption reads: "Flooding in area of Erie-Lackawanna bridge over Little Valley Creek in West Salamanca. " Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available W.H. Greenhow Co. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood: The Southern Tier's June 1972 Disaster: A Pictorial Review (Hornell, NY: 1972) Courtesy of Internet Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 716 KB Allegheny River Erie Railroad flood of 1972 Salamanca, NY Watershed https://openvalley.org/files/original/7eed17174210be37dbb8a547e430fb02.jpg 7fee0aaba34adcada25e66fd77c71398 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 Perry Knitting Co. Description An account of the resource This collection gathers documents for a Perry Knitting Co. exhibit on OpenValley. They are drawn from from three main sources. First, the Clark Rice Photography Collection at the Perry, NY Public Library. Rice was a prolific photographer in Western New York throughout the mid-20th century. This collection includes scans of his work, and copies of images from the turn of the century photographer Merrium Crocker, whose studio Rice purchased. Secondly, the Henry Page Local History Files. Page was president of First National Bank of Perry, and a local historian associated with the public library for nearly five decades. His uncle, William, had helped secure funding from the Carnegie Corporation for its establishment in 1900 and construction in 1914. The Page collection contains various historical materials and photographs accumulated by him over the years. Thirdly, we draw upon various public domain texts, such as maps from the Library of Congress or <a href="http://perrypubliclibrary.advantage-preservation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">digitized articles from local newspapers</a>. All images here are selections from these collections, chosen for their relevance to OpenValley project. We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the Perry Public Library and its Director, Jessica Pacciotti. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Meghan Cobo, Ken Cooper, Michaelena Ferraro, Melisha Gatlin, Andrew Gleason, Macaire Lisicki, Ben Michalak, Ethan Pelletier, Emma Raupp, Mariah Rockwell. Special thanks to Jessica Pacciotti at the Perry Public Library. 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 8 x 10 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 Even Dogs Sit Up for Nitey-Nites Description An account of the resource Boy and girl are posed, with a scene-stealing dog, wearing Nitey Nite pajamas for promotional photo whose proposed tagline is inked on print. Clark Rice writes: "Another Nitey-Nite pajama picture. Not all these prints would have been used in their advertising. Some would have been used as proof prints to show what we had photographed. Here our dog Spring is shown begging from Tom Smithgall. I do not remember the name of the little girl we used in this setting." 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 1958 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, 985 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 7465 advertising Clark Rice Photography Collection Nitey Nite Perry Knitting Co. Perry, NY