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At nearly 100 feet in height, the "High Falls" were a determining factor in the location of Rochester. Mills took advantage of the drop and the Genesee River's water flow in the form of mills, beginning in 1807 and especially in the years following…

This is one of the earliest known images of waterfalls in the vicinity of present-day Rochester, NY. Davies, a British Army officer, had trained to provide drawings for military. The drawing here was one of a series produced during the French and…

Handcolored postcard of Upper Fall and Portage Bridge appears on the front of the postcard, accompanied by an unused back.

Hand-colored postcard shows the iconic iron viaduct built in 1875 after a fire destroyed the original wooden bridge earlier that year.<br /> <br /> Genesee Gorge Series: No. 23

Chart created by the US Department of Agriculture shows county-level production of the more widely grown &quot;upland cotton&quot; variety. Although much of the old &quot;Cotton Kingdom&quot; of the antebellum south still produces this commodity, Texas has supplanted…

A man sits on a tree stump playing a brass tuba. Dirt and emptiness surround him except for a couple of trees in the distant background. A variety of flowers, birds, and butterflies bring color to the acrylic painting and life to the world around…

As partially identified on the photograph, we have in the back row: Julian Hanley (Wyoming Co. district attorney), Russ Clark (real estate broker), Joe Liberti (Perry Chamber of Commerce), Leon Patrick (?), unidentifed, Russ Watson, unidentified.…

This item consists of three files from an teaching atlas from England created by Rev. Edward Patteson. The first is a map of the United States, apparently not yet reflecting the Louisiana Purchase. The second is what Patteson terms a &quot;Blank…

A vibrant visual representation of hands and fingers contained in a circle. The hands surround another circle and point upwards perhaps referencing spiritual dimensions. The cool-toned colors and petal-like bumps around the circle give this mandala a…