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Sand Dunes on a Farm in Cimarron County, Oklahoma
One of photographer Arthur Rothstein's famous series of photographs chronicling the Dust Bowl. This item has a full-size file, and one cropped for use in a Juxtapose JS application used in the OpenValley exhibit Green New Deal: Conservation.
Samuel Warren's Homestead
Undated photograph shows children of the Stewart family standing in front of Samuel Warren's York, New York homestead. The location now serves as the home of the Town of York Historical Society.
Samuel Warren (1797-1862)
Portrait of Samuel Warren (1797-1862), pioneer grape grower and winemaker of York, Livingston County, New York.
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…
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
Salt Miner Pick and Shovel Method
A photo of a salt miner in Retsof Salt Mine, shoveling salt as a part of the pick and shovel method that was used in the mine before 1923
Salt Manufacture at Syracuse
This engraving shows four views of the Onondaga Salt Company, located in Syracuse, NY. Due to an unusual geologic formation, salt springs located near the south end of Onandaga Lake had been an object of interest from the beginning of European…
Rustic Scene at Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo NY
Postcard shows northwest corner of cemetery, featuring stonework and a limestone basin originally supplied by the Hartman or "Fountain" farm on Groveland Road. It was built sometime shortly after 1886.
Rubble from Demolition of Mills #1 and #2
From a hand-typed label on the back of photograph: "View from Walnut St. bridge from intersection Hope & Water Sts. Shows rubble from demolition Perry Knitting Mills #s 1 & 2. Remains power plant left foreground adjoins site of chimney demolished…
Royce and Wright Department Store
This is an interior shot of the Royce and Wright Department store in Perry, NY. The store was located in the Bussey Block, at the corner of Borden Avenue and Main Street. It was in business between 1911 and 1949, when it became the Rockwell-Perry…