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Somewhat idealized view of Rochester's High Falls has cattle grazing peacefully in the foreground of this print. The "Mercury" statue at rear center, however, dates the scene after 1881--which is when the Kimball Tobacco Factory commissioned it. By…

A photo of the plant that processed the salt that miners who lived in Little Italy extracted.

A photo of the town of Little Italy

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

A photo of a Yamonaco family wedding. The Yamonaco Wedding lived and worked in Retsof Little Italy.

A photo of the miner's creed that was posted for Retsof Salt Company

Although a train platform in the foreground bears the name “Small Town,” the frame of Yaghjian’s painting had referenced Beacon, NY before getting crossed out in favor of this more universal theme. We are invited to ascend a wooden stairway into a…

One of several prints Ximenez created for the Associated American Artists gallery in New York, this artfully composed scene manages to fit several elements of Mexican culture into its frame. Upon cobblestone streets and against the wall of a…

A newspaper article written by Daily News tells the story about how migrant workers who pick potatoes in Wyoming Country may be replaced by machines. The paper then goes on to state just how dangerous migrant workers' jobs are and how it is probably…

Published a year after the conclusion of World War II, the tone of this 36-page travel guide to New York is one of making up for lost time. "With motor travel again unlimited," we are told, "New York's 59,000 miles of improved highways beckon the…