70 10 1399 https://openvalley.org/files/original/d760ffbc6852aa152a7300e4f10c48d8.jpg 0378774111b577cbc56c55ae68736ef5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (lumber mill); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (grist mill); grinding wheat or other grains (flour mill); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (paper mill); fabricating metals (triphammer mill); powering industrial equipment (textile mill); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines. This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Paper map Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 11.8 x 15.7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mills Along Conesus Creek, 1829 Description An account of the resource Detail from David H. Burr's "Map of the County of Livingston" shows the location of five different mills via icon. Captions have been added to identify their names. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Burr, David H. (1803-1875) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rawdon, Wright & Co 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 David Rumsey Map Collection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 2.1 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Map Conesus Creek Conesus Lake David Burr Genesee River Glen Avon Mills Map mills Triphammer Mill https://openvalley.org/files/original/ef4e7b75b0a457f7e277ed2664726799.jpg 04aba18ab739f8d3681c8dc182f0d325 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 Mills No's: 1,4,5- Perry Knitting Company Description An account of the resource Perry Knitting Company before the fly over was enclosed and the Walnut Street Bridge changed. The Walnut Street Bridge in the back of the picture was later resurfaced and rebuilt. 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 Rockwell, Mariah 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, 1.54 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Clark Rice Photograph Collection Mill Perry Knitting Co. Perry, NY https://openvalley.org/files/original/774c042617613291dd3619555a52a036.jpg c48b4653ba74c4a3579d3eadd873c03d 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 Book illustration 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 Millstones Came in Pairs Description An account of the resource This illustration from Eric Sloane's "Vanishing America" shows the sophisticated and aesthetically pleasing designs of hand-crafted millstones Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sloane, Eric (1905-1985) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available W. Funk Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sloane, Eric. "Our Vanishing Landscape." New York: W. Funk, 1955: ?? Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 14.2 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Book illustration Mill Milling mills https://openvalley.org/files/original/e26c44b8526010a2a917bb630a0890b3.gif 6d1d39e6fa48dcd208f1b3c8516d0487 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 Minecraft https://openvalley.org/files/original/1a963edaf71838408aad8d6fa439fbc7.gif 2e9ffc46d87200dd0f6266d6ebedf6a2 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 Minecraft 2 https://openvalley.org/files/original/ac72484c88c0552c4737b013f509233b.png d1e5ceb4643b52ff441f46ec4bed87ee 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 4" 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 Miner's Creed Description An account of the resource A photo of the miner's creed that was posted for Retsof Salt Company Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Yasso, J. Marilyn Hannet 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 Auld, Mary Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived History of Retsof, New York Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Book https://openvalley.org/files/original/ada43dda85e7276b67504a4352f9aebc.mp3 717abd3df7c484e10638e993b8758a4a Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. 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 Misty Mountains (From The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Neil Finn, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra https://openvalley.org/files/original/16e4aede82a6b859336404a8152ae9ef.jpg 4a0cafb4aaecc498e133dc1a53cd6676 https://openvalley.org/files/original/7b24df90977d2ab69aaab9d7aa7bea81.jpg c9aec3489c0c57e0bec5fe64defa4ec5 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 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 Mohawk River, New York Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.3 MB jpeg, 3.4 MB Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Portland Art Museum, Portland OR <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mohawk_River,_New_York,_by_Albert_Bierstadt,_1864,_oil_on_canvas_-_Portland_Art_Museum_-_Portland,_Oregon_-_DSC08750.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Photograph by Daderot, via Wikimedia Commons</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Description An account of the resource This painting, seemingly located on the upper Mohawk River, assumes a timeless, mythical quality. Bierstadt was one of several second-generation Hudson School artists associated with "luminism," a technique using aerial perspective and moisture-saturated air to create an otherworldly glow. Here, we see four cattle watering in a river so calm it reflects the surrounding forest. No signs of the humans who graze them are visible. At left a white steer stands apart, illuminated in a beam of sunlight. Its nearly mythical quality may reference Greek mythology and the metamorphosis of humans into animal form--whether <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Io_(mythology)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Io transformed by an angry Hera</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(consort_of_Zeus)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zeus transorming himself to rape</a> Europa. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Albert Bierstadt Landscape Art Mohawk River painting Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/46d96c9d1627f2d4e70561207f3f1ae2.png 6cc562a28511ccbe3dcaf3d1a986a52c 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 Patent 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 Monopoly Board Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Darrow, Charles Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935-02-06 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game)#/media/File:DarrowPage1.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courtesy John D. Buell / Wikimedia Commons</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource png, 164 KB Description An account of the resource The most popular board game of the 1930s began as an inspiration of writer, actor, political activist and anti-monopolist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Magie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lizzie Magie</a>, who created the Landlord Game in 1903 as an educational tool. Players traveled around a square board, hoping to avoid the charges of predatory railroads. Property was there to demonstrate the social utility of property taxes. Two different modes of play were possible: one version, called Prosperity rewarded all players; the other version, Monopoloy rewarded just one. By the 1930s, Magie's game was joined by copied versions. Salesman Charles Darrow encountered the game in 1932, and with a few minor additions submitted the copyright shown above using the work of a hired graphic artist. Darrow's game was so successful that the larger Parker Brothers bought his rights, and went on to widespread success.  Monopoloy arrived at a time when economic precarity, and vastly diminished family budgets, coincided with fantasies of wealth. The game has proved very resilient, appearing in hundreds of editions and languages. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Capitalism Elizabeth Magie Games Great Depression Monopoly (board game) https://openvalley.org/files/original/58e6956a20434b81ee805911dddf9f7b.jpg d307b0fda38d26606f01ec04b1340a47 https://openvalley.org/files/original/e26817e5cf15e6d14d61c47d89471ac9.jpg 72bb55e60a734c6ebc6f85348c36ee1c 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 Woodcut on paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image Iage: 4 x 5 in. Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 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 Monsters Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Becker, Frederick G. 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 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Museum, Mount Morris NY Object #FA 1117 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.2 MB jpeg, 635 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Description An account of the resource In Monsters, white contour lines curve around humanoid figures. One figure is leaf shaped, stretching from the print’s top left corner to the bottom right. This leaf resembles a human face, with eyes, eyebrows, and even forehead lines at the top, a nose in the middle, and beneath it a mustache and mouth. The mouth looks like a leaf as well, its veins resembling cracked lips. Next to the figure is a drum set, where a tree branch extends up towards its ear. The natural element of this print continues with the second figure, who has a tree trunk for a neck, twisted branches stretching upwards. One of the branches has a snake head attached to it, and its forked tongue reaches out to the bass being strummed by the same figure’s large hand. This tree-person also wears a suit and tie like a proper jazz musician. They’re supported by two spindly hands for feet. 32 images at <a href="https://art.gsa.gov/people/926/frederick-g-becker/objects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GSA</a>. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Derrell, Emma (description) Helquist, Morgan (photography) Federal Art Project Frederick G. Becker lithograph Music New Deal Museum