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The family unit is observed to be closely placed together in the kitchen of a migrant shelter. The photograph is identified to be taken in Prattsburg in 1990, at an undisclosed farm. The back of the photograph states in writing, "Prattsburg, '90;…

Newspaper article with the headline: "Ray Traber Retires After 40 years at Knitting Co." According to the article, he was a local boy who began working at the mill in the finishing department in 1915, later transferring to the machine department…

West of Dansville, NY is this 5,100-acre tract managed by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). It was obtained during the 1930s by the Federal Resettlement Administration--which bought out struggling landowners and transferred…

The Raquette River has its headwaters at the outlet of Raquette Lake, in the Adirondack Mountains, and flows 146 miles to the St. Lawrence River. It passes through numerous marshes and small lakes; both before and after European arrival, it has been…

Dating to a time when water power was essential to manufacturing, the "Ramapo Works" (later simply Ramapo) were located at the base of Torne Mountain. A nail manufacturer from New York City named Josiah B. Pierson purchased the land in 1795, built a…

Railroad siding from Federal Street showing the Perry Salt Works, 1910<br /> A railroad siding emerges from the Perry Salt Works, and almost bisects a stretch of railroad track coming from a different part of the Salt Works.

Famous Erie Railroad viaduct over Upper Falls at Portage, located in present-day Letchworth State Park, accompanied W. S. Ward&#039;s essay &quot;The Valley of the Genesee.&quot;

Number 20 on the Burleigh map, this seal of the Post Office Department is shown because Matteson&#039;s business probably was dependent upon his position as postmaster for Caledonia. In 1889 he first was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison, then…

Number 36 on the Burleigh map, the office of Dr. Robert J. Menzie (1832-1915) probably was the most advanced medical care available in Caledonia. After completing his degree at the University of Buffalo in 1866, he moved to the village and…