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Rip Darcy is orphaned the son of a seafaring family and the protagonist of a 1938 book written by Jack O'Brien and illustrated by New Deal Gallery artist Bunty Witten. As the story opens Rip is found upon a deserted Pacific Island near Pago Pago,…

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Number 23 on the Burleigh map, the blacksmith shop of Richard Reid (1860-1930) was an important source for the specialized implements of agriculture--both their forging and repair. Reid was born in Canada, then moved to America at age twenty and…

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Advertisement depicts farm apparatus manufactured by P.D. Wright of Rochester, NY. It was designed to rake hay, which needs to dry after cutting but is susceptible to rain--thus, raking and baling the hay quickly was important. In Western New York, a…

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A map of the salt mine collapse in 1994 in Livingston County

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A photo of the attendees of the Retsof company picnic on Conesus Lake in 1933

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The son of a Scottish immigrant, Hamilton was born 1832 in Le Roy and grew up on a farm. After a brief time spent as a teacher in the upper midwest, Hamilton returned to Caledonia, married Jane Vallance, and had five children. Hamilton was a leading…

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Image of an updated sewing room at the PKC, outfitted with new overhead lights, likely to replace the natural light from windows. Middle table might also have new conveyor belt technology. A worker's purse/toolbox can be seen on the front left sewing…

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According to the annotated list, this photograph was taken after the last major fire at the PKC site. We're probably looking at Mill #4, located at Walnut and Water Streets.

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About the Artist: Lo Pinto was the son of Italian immigrants in New York City, his father a physician. After attending the National Academy of Design and taking classes at the Art Students League, he exhibited at venues like the Metropolitan Museum…

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Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of regional art (New Jersey and New York) at the Federal Art Gallery, 225 West 57 St., New York City, showing a stylized gallery view.
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