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Number 30 on the Burleigh map, the McNaughton funeral home had been in the family for many years--as this 1902 advertisement proudly affirms. By the next year Duncan had passed away and his son taken over the business.

Alger's painting here depicts a lovely still life of a flowery plant which gives off a warm vibe with with its relatively light colors. Green and light red are the prominent colors in this illustration of a species closely related to sunflowers.…

Two photographs taken by Martha Blow Wadsworth (wife of Herbert Wadsworth) show the building of a dam to power a mill at Ashantee, roughly where Littleville Road crosses Conesus Creek. The captions read: "Upper side of dam at Ashantee in process of…

Abramovitz's woodcut print creates a heavy contrast thanks to it monochrome color scheme. Every etch in this engraving appears to be done with the same tool: fine, intricate lines create every form, figure, and detail in the piece. This approach to…

Two maps from a railroad promoting local industry makes the case that its short line links to many distant markets.

Bullseye map for a railroad promotional brochure reads; "Dansville is within 500 miles of 3/4 the population of Canada and 1/2 the population of the United States"

A piece of art by James Guy, known social surrealist, of a few figures and images clashing with each other.

In 2008 this painting, loaned for exhibition at the Mills Mansion, Mt. Morris, was stolen and has yet to be recovered. The digital image shown here has been scanned from a photographic print. Although the location of this bridge is not known—there…

An off-white house, set behind a tree with branches reaching over the roof, sits in an opulent environment of greens, browns, and yellows. Visible brush strokes in the siding of the house show shadows and rotting wood; in the tree, they texture the…

Cool blues and greens dominate much of Sharp’s landscape, creating a sharp contrast against the red of the barn and sails. A body of water surrounding the wharf clearly is too small for any boats and seems to be drying up. The rolling hills and…