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Sewer line at 5 Main Street, Geneseo NY
Detail from 1902 map of Geneseo shows sewer line following the course of a creek at north Main Street, calling into question whether a tunnel really was for the purposes of the Underground Railroad
Salt Producing Regions, 1880
Even prior to opening of the Retsof Mine in 1880--which would become America's largest--the state of New York trailed only Michigan in production
Sam Patch scene at the "Pathways of Progress" pageant, Rochester NY
Among the ten scenes for Rochester's Centennial in 1934, the third took viewers back to 1829 and the daredevil's fateful leap from High Falls. Two views of the scene appear here: a portion of the program cover, and a photograph within a pdf file of…
Western New York Salina formation and salt locations
Detail from "Map of Central New York, Showing Outcrop of the Salina Formation and Locations Where Salt or Brine Has Been Found in Wells or Shafts." Full map is attached as separate file.
Crowds walking to the Hemlock Fair, ca. 1900
Since the 1860s a fair has been held at the northern end of Hemlock Lake, then called "Slab City." This crowd may have just disembarked from the Lehigh Valley Railroad station, behind the mill.
Halkett's "Guideway Steam Culture" Illustrated
Scheme for the application of steam engines to agriculture was deemed by the editors of "The Genesee Farmer" to be "more poetry than practice." Surreal as it appears to be, except for the rail lines modern planting and harvesting use very similar…
Erie Canal Aqueduct during flood of 1865, Rochester NY
Photograph of an earlier photograph shows Genesee River flood waters level with the aqueduct, while a canal boat makes the crossing.
Village of Springwater, NY ca. 1912
Panoramic view of Springwater Valley looking southwest, showing the Advent church at right and the town hall at left center
New York and Erie Railroad organizational diagram
According to its caption, "Representing a plan of organization exhibiting the division of administrative duties, and showing the number and class of [employees], engaged in each department."
Maps of Oil Creek, Pennsylvania
Collection of five maps shows in detail the buildings, oil companies, properties, and notable wells of America's first oil boom. The series begins with Oil City, a major depot on the Allegheny River, and moves (north) upstream toward Titusville.