41 10 1402 https://openvalley.org/files/original/09833648902c16480e65ba8eb3c828bd.jpg b5951e02c32e153fb028a061f5050534 https://openvalley.org/files/original/8ae406e5505a05672aa208f64a9954bb.jpg ab28bd94b116605dcc4a19075ae7c92c 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 Painting Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 11.75 x 17.5 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 Cohoes Falls on Mohawk River, New York Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Smith, John Rubens (1775-1849) 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 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, 1974, <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/12614">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> Via <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">Wikimedia Commons</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 951 KB jpeg, 515 KB Description An account of the resource Watercolor and graphite composition captures the 1,000-ft. wide falls two miles upstream from where Mohawk joins the Hudson River. The name may derive from the Mohawk phrase "a canoe falling"--a wry bit of humor. According to an 1813 description, the "river is seen gliding over a granitic rock, smoothed by its own operations, and bordered with rocky banks, supporting a sterile soil and a stinted growth of pine, hemlock, cedar and other evergreens, till it arrive at the fall, down which it pours at high water, in one sheet of near 70 feet: but at low water, descends, in excavated courses, some in cataracts, and some in oblique or zig-zag precipices, affording a most sublime and picturesque combination of bold force and violence" (Horatio Gates Spafford, <a href="https://archive.org/details/gazetteerofstate01spaf/page/170">A Gazetteer of the State of New-York</a>, p. 170). In 1831, the river was dammed for manufacturing purposes and its flow has been regulated since the 1930s, when it was converted for electricity generation. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image electricity Hudson River Milling Mohawk River Waterfalls Watershed https://openvalley.org/files/original/3cb7aea29842bbc943d2a465fc66308b.jpg 6726e63d292fc8c5e263cf16f3418c79 https://openvalley.org/files/original/e57c489e527d0e73cbf0c0d8ec73302f.jpg e426c67f2b22ed0bc527f25e83191729 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 Map Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 45 x 45 cm. 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 Map of the County of Cattaraugus Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Burr, David H. (1803-1875) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available D.H. Burr Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1829 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.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~20054~510050:Cattaraugus-County-?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:cattaraugus;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=1&trs=5#">David Rumsey Historical Map Collection</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 4 MB jpeg, 730 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Map Description An account of the resource Southwestern county, part of the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua that extinguished most Seneca nation land rights, is shown here not long after its incorporation in 1817. Remnants of Senecas land are visible as the Cattaraugus Reservation (at upper left) and the Allegheney Reservation (alongside the river). Although the county's population still was sparse we see townships laid out already on Burr's map--particularly surrounding Olean, whose location on the Allegheney River made it a desirable trading post. Along with existing villages, county roads, and water features (the legend mentions stage roads, mills, forges, and churches, but none appear on the map). This item consists of Burr's county map and a cropped version focusing upon the Allegheney River, the latter used for the <a href="https://openvalley.org/exhibits/show/watersheds">Watersheds</a> exhibit. Allegheny River Cattaraugus County David Burr Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/ea67e51b78f1f335fab938386693e7e5.jpg 6f712872e9d23de001ba9757968ba9c9 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 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 The Four Girls Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lothrop Publishing Company, Boston Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1876 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress via <a href="https://archive.org/details/fourgirlsatchaut00pans_0/page/n7">Internet Archive</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 309 KB Description An account of the resource The titular protagonists of Four Girls at Chautauqua are pictured here prior to their two-week spiritual journey in the popular novel written by "Pansy," the pen name of Isabella Macdonald Alden. Founded in 1874, the Chautauqua Institution synthesized aspects of camp meetings, religious education, and tourism. Its setting, alongside a picturesque lake, preserved elements of nature--as in a "grand temple" of trees that later became the Hall of Philosophy, an open-air Grecian structure set amidst the grove that captivated Alden. In her novel, moments of spiritual trial and revelation often are set amidst Chautauqua's natural locations. Five years later, the Cassadaga Lake Free Association at Lily Dale--for the exploration of Spiritualism and Freethinking--was founded nearby with its own Forest Temple. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Alden, Elizabeth Macdonald Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua Lake Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/e0b3488196c4399078a869b71a127429.jpg b718ad4704cd39c9a7f57f36e35e6dce https://openvalley.org/files/original/9ee1c2131905024ec42de4570d591fbd.jpg 1d2664cfc3b8481aee7254d1a35a46b2 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 Bird's-Eye View Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 22 x 82 cm 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 Niagara's Great Gorge Trip Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Niagara Gorge Railroad Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927 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.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~271863~90045652:Niagara-s-Great-Gorge-Trip-?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:niagara;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=407&trs=418#">David Rumsey Historical Map Collection</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.6 MB jpeg, 7.9 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Description An account of the resource Promotional brochure from the motor age--"There is no Automobile Road Through the Gorge"--was created by an electric railway company started in the early 1890s. Capt. John M. Brinker, a Buffalo businessman, had the perseverance to capitalize a tourist line running between the towns of Niagara Falls and Lewiston, running down through the gorge alongside the Niagara River. Despite considerable engineering difficulties, the line proved popular; tourists would ride in open-sided cars beholding the river's sublime power. A tourist rail line along the Canadian rim had been constructed in 1892, and the two companies were combined in 1902 resulting in the circular route show here. But the gorge's geology, namely a type of shale prone to erosion and rockfall, eventually doomed the railroad. There were fatal tourist accidents in 1907, 1915, and 1917; landslides destroyed portions of the rail lines and rendered it unprofitable. The company dissolved in 1935, but traces of the gorge railway still are visible today. Source consulted: <a href="https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/06/the-niagara-gorge-railroad.html">"The Niagara Gorge Railroad,"</a> Amusing Planet. bird's eye view Lewiston, NY Niagara Falls, NY Niagara Gorge Railroad Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/b23f9dc0522164421fe2fd14d74e1e23.jpg 51d44e053e659f731ebe0b2af8ef53e6 https://openvalley.org/files/original/4e199f6df3ea9469f960d180213174ea.jpg b681c00e098b7941bb8bb0ae570a4a0f https://openvalley.org/files/original/9eb379b3650a140431339422553cc094.jpg 6ce497c8e04c2eb075dfd767e059faf6 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 Photographs 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 Photographs of Joseph Biel and Lena Gurr Description An account of the resource Joseph Biel (1891-1943) was a Jewish immigrant who had witness the pogroms of Bialystock, Russia; Lena Gurr (1897-1992), born in New York, was the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants. Both were painters committed to social justice who appear to have supported each other wonderfully, including co-exhibition of their art at places like the Brooklyn Museum and enjoying Biel's inclusion at a 1939 World's Fair exposition. Biel's painting "After the Storm," created as part of the Federal Art Project, is part of the New Deal Gallery's collection at Mt. Morris, NY. These three photos from Gurr's photo album are included here to help suggest their modern, reciprocal relationship. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gurr, Lena Biel, Joseph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1. 1929-07 2. 1939 3. 1939 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lena Gurr photograph album pages, 1914-1939 / Lena Gurr, photographer. Lena Gurr papers, 1908-1979. <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/lena-gurr-papers-8997">Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1. jpeg, 165 KB 2. jpeg, 343 KB 3. jpeg, 320 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still images Federal Art Project Joseph Biel Lena Gurr New Deal Gallery Painter Photo Album https://openvalley.org/files/original/bd9bc74e69ffbdba6325b04ace21571b.jpg 2a371654b5cd8c81bc042f36c048be4e https://openvalley.org/files/original/ae636c57e46b34318c10f5af413547dd.jpg 2fbcbf61a11d805dded1bec08dc11eb9 https://openvalley.org/files/original/8100c816dd753b04dd4a571a9d9a3672.jpg fbace7d8977e205ba287447bc210328d https://openvalley.org/files/original/d5526db304375c63bf2d61891e65f17a.jpg 726c2499045f0f3b6cf54f8f0ee312b4 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 Magazine illustrations 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 Illustrations for "Flights Abroad" Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cederquist, A[rthur] E[manuel] (1884-1954) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Outing Magazine Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Outing Magazine 56 (July 1910): 419, 423, 425, 426. Description An account of the resource Short story by F. St. Mars adopts centers upon a black kite--that is, the migratory predator--who as the narrative opens is hunting in the Southern Downs of England. A series of events take it across Europe and eventually to Africa, engaging in showdowns with wild dogs and avoiding human hunters. In a dramatic finale, the kite kills a grouse but then: "Another rush of wings, mightier than the first. Another scuffle. Another burst of feathers, and the kite was down. A tremendous and awful apparition of a bird, known but vaguely to men as a war-like crested eagle, was on top of him. And there the story, and the life of our black kite, ended quite abruptly thus--!" (427). The story's point of view owes something to literary naturalism and its dynamics of Social Darwinism, most famously rendered in the works of Jack London. Four illustrations to Mars's story were created by New Deal Gallery artist A. E. Cederquist. Their captions run as follow: Page 419: "Before science he was a black or migratory kite and had no business where he was at all." Page 423: "He knew that a caravan meant a city sooner or later, and it may mean food." Page 425: "He dare not take his eyes off the crouching, advancing red shape in front of him." Page 426: "The first sand grouse was down again, the kite on top of it." Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1. jpeg, 393 KB 2. jpeg, 429 KB 3. jpeg, 187 KB 4. jpeg, 441 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still images Cederquist, A.E. New Deal Gallery Sporting Art https://openvalley.org/files/original/486e9f9690337ba1609b736642569645.jpg 733a4d70b35826bd6239a6eb80ebac25 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 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 Photograph of Thomas C. Cole Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockport Art Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kitty Parsons Recchia, ed., Artists of the Rockport Art Association (Rockport Art Association, 1940): 39. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 642 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Cole, Thomas Casilear New Deal Gallery Painter https://openvalley.org/files/original/ed093f40ae4191dda5cf128b2542cf65.jpg 42e0dbf7ced5a5d243289afd923ee428 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 3.5 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 Fort Niagara, from Fort George 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): 274. Thomas Fisher Canadiana Collection, University of Toronto, via Internet Archive 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 This site at the mouth of the Niagara River always has had a strategic importance: prior to European contact as the beginning of a portage around impassable rapids and falls; then as the French Fort Conti built in 1678; then as a reconstructed Fort Denonville in 1687. It was captured by the British in 1759 during the French and Indian War, then played a key role as a Tory staging base during the Revolutionary War. It was finally occupied by American troops in 1796. Lossing's illustration depicts Fort Niagara during hostilities of the War of 1812. English forces captured it in 1813, relinquishing control following the Treaty of Ghent in 1814. Today, the location is a popular tourist attraction, where one of the most striking features is a "French Castle" built in 1720 as an administrative and trading post. Fort George Fort Niagara Lossing, Benson Niagara River War of 1812 Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/29e49cc5d41dda5fc156b52d29a101b3.jpg 4e3e937ea1f6a4d99ce4d6669d5c2572 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 Map Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6 x 8 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 Map of the Niagara Frontier 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): 382. Thomas Fisher Canadiana Collection, University of Toronto, via Internet Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 814 KB Description An account of the resource Overview map of important settlements, forts, trails, and battles during the War of 1812 along the Niagara River. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Lossing, Benson Map Niagara River War of 1812 Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/a84ed76fc3894923f1835fbf8daa3e2a.jpg d701514bc3bada29ee5ddad7e01ea091 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 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 Port of Buffalo in 1813 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): 380. Thomas Fisher Canadiana Collection, University of Toronto, via Internet Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Description An account of the resource During the War of 1812, the outpost of Buffalo, NY was scarcely populated but of geographically of strategic importance. As Benson J. Lossing writes in his history, “At the time we are considering that frontier was sparsely settled. Buffalo was a little scattered village of about one hundred houses and stores, and a military post of sufficient consequence to invite the torch of British incendiaries at the close of 1813, when all but two dwellings were laid in ashes. It was only about sixty years ago that the tiny seed was planted of that now immense mart of inland commerce, containing one hundred thousand inhabitants. Where now are long lines of wharves, with forests of masts and stately warehouses, was seen a sinuous creek, navigable for small vessels only, winding its way through marshy ground into the lake, its low banks fringed with trees and tangled shrubbery. In 1814 it was a desolation, and the harbor presented the appearance delineated in the engraving on the following page” (379). Buffalo, NY Lake Erie Lossing, Benson Niagara River War of 1812 Watersheds