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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…
The Big Tree
Famous swamp white oak alongside the Genesee River gave its name to a Seneca village and chief. This engraving was executed just a few months before the tree blew down in an 1857 storm, and was included in his essay "American Historical Trees"
Map of the Village of Caledonia, NY, 1902
From the "New Century Atlas," this map shows property ownership, type of housing stock, streams, railroads, streets & sewers, barns & greenhouses. The image resolution is intended for web viewing rather than reproduction.
Map of the Town of Caledonia, NY, 1902
"New Century Atlas" map shows streams, streets & railroads, canals, schools, major landholders, and (in red) the names of larger farms. Also included is the nearby reservation of Canawaugus. The image resolution is intended for web viewing rather…
Map of the Town of Caledonia, NY, 1872
F. W. Beers map shows streams, roads & railroads, subdivisions, schools & school districts, and principal landowners. The image resolution is intended for web viewing rather than reproduction.
John Eugene Harmon World War I Photograph
This is a photograph of John Eugene Harmon in his uniform, upon returning home from military service during World War I. A member of Company C, Sixth Engineers, he had been wounded during the Battle of Amiens in 1918 and recovered in France. Back…
Irene Coleman Interview
Oral History, as told by prior principal of Avon School District, Irene Coleman. Coleman talks about the school fire of 1961, the development of Avon schools, and the different traditions and sense of community that evolved from the school. Her own…
Bird's-eye view of Mt. Morris, N.Y.
Drawing of an aerial view of the village of Mt. Morris, N.Y., looking generally westward. The streets in the lithograph are labeled, and points of interest (buildings, businesses, etc.) are indexed.
Indian Episodes of New York State, Land of the Hodenosaunee
Profusely illustrated historical map of important Native American locations, persons, events, practices, and legends. Even the most catastrophic aspects of colonial contact, like the Sullivan Campaign of 1779 and the Buffalo Treaty of 1838, are…