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Dr. George M. Peabody
Son of his uncle Alvah Peabody, Sheffield's cousin George McLellan (1858-1928) grew up in Springwater and then began training as a doctor, which he completed in 1885. He practiced in Wayland, NY where he held several public positions.
Mouth of Red Creek, Genesee Valley Park, Rochester NY
Postcard photograph depicts bucolic scene at the former South Park along Genesee River, with swans, bridge, and decorative lighthouse. In earlier times Red Creek had been the end of a portage around the Genesee River falls and upstream rapids.
Rustic Scene at Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo NY
Postcard shows northwest corner of cemetery, featuring stonework and a limestone basin originally supplied by the Hartman or "Fountain" farm on Groveland Road. It was built sometime shortly after 1886.
Isabel Fraser Harmon "Quits 'Y.W.' to Run Farm"
Caption to photograph summarizes the content of this news clipping: "General secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association, of Baltimore, who has resigned her position to manage a big wheat farm in Western New York. She takes the place of her…
Sugar Loaf/ Cathedral Rock, Letchworth State Park. New York.
A stereoview card featuring the Sugar Loaf Rock at Letchworth State Park, New York. There has been debate about the name, some call this rock The Cathedral Rock. On back of card: Sugar Loaf Rock - 30 feet high, near 3d Falls.