55 10 1323 https://openvalley.org/files/original/97d5e9df924012bcf1037548cadda544.jpg 83850b2caf65d1b3f062a139e22a6e99 https://openvalley.org/files/original/0c7b56ec8098d23a1fe691faf7da3ead.jpg 502adaf75417d248471c6f3de639ebd9 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 Poster 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 Soil Conservation Service Poster Description An account of the resource This poster is one of many <a href="https://archive.org/search.php?query=series%3A%22Conservation+charts+%28United+States.+Soil+Conservation+Service%29%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"soil conservation charts"</a> created by the US Department of Agriculture during the 1930s, specifically in response to conditions of drought and farming practices that had exacerbated the problem. In this instance, the Soil Conservation Service makes the case that "Financial Insecurity Follows Erosion of the Soil"--a reverse of prevailing logic that the Dust Bowl was nature-caused affliction. Here, map of a typical farm is annotated with some of the practices that cause erosion over many seasons, and not simply in one summer. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource US Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 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://archive.org/details/CAT31354878/page/n1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">US Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library, via Internet Archive</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 4.3 MB jpeg, 294 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Dust Bowl Erosion farming Poster Soil Conservation Service https://openvalley.org/files/original/f9c63a99104d2a04091cb93a1a05f188.jpg 4adba8095b81790cd75b13272da8d9fd 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 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 Breakneck Ridge Tunnel Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Skeats, William J. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available RailPictures.Net Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-06-03 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.railpictures.net/photo/699417/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Photo/Archive William J. Skeats. Used by permission.</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 640 KB Description An account of the resource Breakneck Ridge is located in the Hudson Highlands, directly across the river from Storm King Mountain. Its distinctive stony face was picturesque, albeit quarried for granite by the 19th century. It posed a major obstacle in plans to build a railroad line along the Hudson River. By 1851, however, a 400-foot tunnel had been bored by the Hudson River Railroad (later to become part of New York Central). Here, in a contemporary photo, we see the line still in use as part of Metro North / Amtrak service. The stone structure at right is part of the Catskill Aqueduct, constructed between 1908 and 1924. Technically, it is called the Moodna / Hudson / Breakneck Pressure Tunnel: a tunnel bored 1,100 feet below the river's surface through which water passes from Ashokan Reservoir to New York City. The building was constructed in 1917 to drain the pressure tunnel. Breakneck Ridge probably is the location of New Deal Gallery artist <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Isaac Fastovsky's 1937 painting Tunnel by the Hudson.</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Catskill Aqueduct Hudson River Hudson River Railroad New York Central Railroad Railroads tunnel https://openvalley.org/files/original/e9d57629cc331d39f364b8edd99990fc.jpg 93330554e427e7e77e6fc8ea5342f343 https://openvalley.org/files/original/02b71a4ae1499ae23dbed1f43f04adf8.jpg 9cb81fb3772e016b5f630c7bc421edef 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 78 x 43 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 U.S. Showing New York Central Lines Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource New York Central Railroad Company Rand McNally and Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rand McNally and Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1929 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~8~1~23947~870012:U-S--showing-NY-Central-Lines-?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:%22new%20york%20central%22;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=7&trs=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Rumsey Historical Map Collection</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 3.2 MB jpeg 650 KB Description An account of the resource By the time of this map a bitter consolidation battle among smaller rail lines had resulted in the creation of New York Central in 1853. Then, under the leadership of aggressive presidents Erastus Corning and Cornelius Vanderbilt, NYC expanded into a regional network encompassing the northeast and Great Lakes Region. It operated more than 11,000 miles of road by this point. The map here shows the various lines and draws attention to its so-called "water route": mostly level grades following rivers and lakes that e nabled the company to design its engines for speed. The Twentieth-Century Limited, which traveled between New York and Chicago, was perhaps its best known line. The map highlights the Appalachian Mountain range its competitors had to navigate in bright yellow--a nice bit of trolling. As with other railroads NYC's fortunes declined after World War II and the rise of highways. It pursued protective mergers with other failing railroads, was absorbed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1976, and finally ended up park of the CSX / Amtrak system. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Hudson River Railroad Map New York Central Railroad Railroads https://openvalley.org/files/original/60f71cf5438af42f2fe3de2da9e44eba.jpg d123048fe33006b89a47acf7ad337145 https://openvalley.org/files/original/fbd903a14f04113ea9459d0b84f7912b.jpg 0dc5ed8038e5b0d8493b6426bc722155 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 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 Aerial View of Potsdam, NY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Avadikian, Jesstine Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SUNY Potsdam Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 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 Jesstine Avadikian / SUNY Potsdam Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 805 KB jpeg, 3 MB Description An account of the resource A 19th-century gazetteer described Potsdam, located on the Raquette River, as having "a great variety of beatiful situations" and in particular a waterfall near the center of town. During that time its uses were directed primarily to milling Adirondack lumber. Today, however, the interest is perhaps more scenic. In this photo we see Fall Island and upon it Trinity Episcopal Church, built in 1835 then expanded in 1886 using the area's distinctive red Potsdam sandstone. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Aerial view Potsdam, NY Raquette River Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/2db8347015a361919f7de2d8d086af7e.jpg e4dc2f9cfae039850e5475bb59a4206c 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 Raquette River Sunset Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stein, Devin 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 2015-11-22 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.flickr.com/photos/101260638@N07/23306205755" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courtesy of Devin Stein, via Flicker</a> Description An account of the resource The Raquette River has its headwaters at the outlet of Raquette Lake, in the Adirondack Mountains, and flows 146 miles to the St. Lawrence River. It passes through numerous marshes and small lakes; both before and after European arrival, it has been considered an important travel route through the area--although now primarily by recreational paddlers. Note: this image has been slightly cropped for the purposes of the <a href="https://openvalley.org/exhibits/show/watersheds/st--lawrence-river" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Watersheds"</a> exhibit. See below for link to original photograph. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Raquette Lake Raquette River river St. Lawrence River Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/fcf264cafd17d6c0ae2680793d21f4f0.jpg a3371b7be93de46a9978990b3319a1b0 https://openvalley.org/files/original/59b31b3ab7c1b0f6feb8df5f6b2eedd8.jpg 8a607262215c1496bf659cecf8634c0e https://openvalley.org/files/original/a5e69c3fc22fcdbe9f8c331cfdbb3a47.jpg 32e2307985d4ee5e83508008cf4ad362 https://openvalley.org/files/original/7c72c614d7920c7ebc8a797df88660ce.jpg ade96a25eac65945c9bab56a95425f65 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 Colored lithograph photos 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 Castles in the Thousand Islands Description An account of the resource These four images come from a book of 33 views featuring the Thousand Islands, located in the St. Lawrence River as it exits Lake Ontario. Some of the photographs are focused on natural features, but a majority admire larger-than-life "castles" built on individual islands. During the 1880s-90s, wealthy families of the Gilded Age seemed determined to outdo each other in constructing opulent vacation homes that soon were dubbed "Millionaire's Row." The ones included here are as follow: 1. Dark Island Castle, built for Frederick Gilbert Bourne, president of the Singer Manufacturing Company; 2. Castle Rest, built for George M. Pullman, manufacturer of the eponymous railway cars; 3. Boldt Castle, built for George Boldt, general manager of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel; 4. Thousand Island House, an exclusive hotel whose guests included Andrew Carnegie, Henry Cabot Lodge, and Mark Twain. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wm. Jubb Co. (publisher) Curt Teich & Co. (lithography) 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 <a href="https://archive.org/details/thousandislandsv00syra" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thousand Islands: The Venice of America (Wm. Jubb Co.), undated. Courtesy of Queens University / Internet Archive.</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1. jpeg, 1.5 MB 2. jpeg, 1.2 MB 3. jpeg, 1.3 MB 4. jpeg, 1.4 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image castle Gilded Age St. Lawrence River Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/23ac33bfa3bc1274b5d556dca3e108b1.jpg 422f53592f0cd90f3a75c287b2f6aa20 https://openvalley.org/files/original/e72bd6fc9f5adc422f3eaa45ab659a7d.jpg b238f9cf4983317ccc4e36aa9a96ad5e 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 57 x 49 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 Romance Map of the North Country Description An account of the resource Centered upon an area roughly bordered by the Adirondack State Park, this map synthesizes basic topographical features—borders, lakes and waterways, cities, early roads—with pictorial elements. Some of these latter reference historical events; still, there are many other elements of the "romance." Upstate New York is shown to be wealthy in natural resources (especially minerals) and having a valued neighbor to the north. Along the left margin there is an implied Manifest Destiny narrative against which indigenous history may be considered. This form of map was very popular during the 1930s, and several others of New York state are available in OpenValley by searching the tag "Romance Map." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Riggs, James G. (compiler) Wickser, Josephine W. (adviser) Phelps, N. Jane (artist) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences 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.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~271968~90045822:Romance-Map-of-the-North-Country-?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:st%20lawrence%20river;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=60&trs=61#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courtesy of David Rumsey Historical Map Collection</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.6 MB jpeg, 7.6 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Adirondacks Canada Map New York State Romance Map St. Lawrence River https://openvalley.org/files/original/33e75ca899889ece3bc9e7e71362b98c.jpg 1227ff8150c0ac8d624316bc4a1ef83d 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 9.5 x 7.5 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 Falls at Ramapo, New York Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 707 KB Description An account of the resource Despite inscription on the photo, probably what's shown is Sloat's Dam located a few miles upriver in Rockland County, NY. The structure was built in 1792 by Isaac Sloat for the purposes of milling, and was approximately four feet high by 200 feet in width. In 2000 it was listed on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloat%27s_Dam_and_Mill_Pond" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Register of Historic Places.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900-05-05 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.hrvh.org/cdm/ref/collection/nyacklib/id/1095" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courtesy of Nyack Library Local History Room</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Dam Ramapo River Sloat's Dam Slotsburg, NY Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/35f44c949771534e92f3f536bd329958.jpg 8592cd012abf269aa191104d29d534a0 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 54 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 Greenwood Lake Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 765 KB Description An account of the resource Cropsey, initially trained as an architect, turned to painting in the style of Thomas Cole's sublime renderings of nature. He traveled in the Northeast and Europe, gaining recognition for his increasingly vivid fall hues and more restful settings. Here we see a lake whose shoreline is shared by the states of New York and New Jersey. A group of visitors appreciates the view in foreground, with forests in early autumn and pristine waters. Crossing the lake is a steamship—which as it happens had commenced operations two years earlier due to a growing tourist industry on the lake. Like other paintings of this era showing (for example) a railroad passing through natural landscapes, even small details indicate ambivalence. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cropsey, Jasper Francis, 1823-1900 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1875 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://americanart.si.edu/artwork/greenwood-lake-5976" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smithsonian American Art Museum</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Greenwood Lake Jasper Francis Cropsey Landscape Art painting Watersheds 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