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Bird's eye view looking northwest shows the rapidly growing town of 3,200 located along Oatka Creek. Founded in 1803 from the Holland Purchase tract, agriculture followed the clearing of timber and by the later 19th century the town's economy was a…

A faceless laborer lifts what appears to be bales of cotton--presumably one of many for New York's textile and garment industries. The etching's dark, cross-hatched interior contrasts with a view of docks, tugboat, and buildings seen through the…

African-American mother Wanda is seen holding her child Belinda on a potato farm in Wyoming County. This photograph was taken on the actual farm, showcasing the ways in which female migrant workers would take care of their children while actively…

This photograph contains Wanda Hope cooking in the Marquart Farms kitchen. In 1976, Marquart Farms was a migrant labor farm in Wyoming County, with crew leader Elijah Hunter. Wanda is seen to be moving and working around the kitchen to prepare a…

A tightly framed portrait shows the elderly American poet in profile, informally dressed. McMillan's etching creates texture and expressive lines on Whitman’s face, applying fine strokes to achieve realism. Whitman’s hair and beard are at the center…

One of the greatest animated shorts EVER!!! If you aspire to be an animator, you must watch and study this film. <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s some general foreground of this film. During this time, Walt was very busy making Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. However, in…

From the annotated description reads: &quot;Print showing the Perry Knitting Mill taken by the new metal bridge on Walnut Street, made from an original glass plate, probably about 1910.&quot; The iron span was constructed in 1902 by the Owego Bridge Company,…

A popular location for receptions and community events, Wally&#039;s was located between Avon and Lima--therefore a convenient gathering place. As this notice of sale elaborates, the building was equipped with a dining room, bar, and outdoor barbecue pit.…

East Avon gasoline station with modest cabins for travelers was located on the Avon-Lima Road beginning in the early 1930s. Later it was expanded and renamed Wally&#039;s Inn, then eventually Foster&#039;s Inn after its new owner John Foster. It was a popular…

Number 34 on the Burleigh map, longstanding store advertised itself as &quot;Again doing business at their old stand&quot; in April 1892--after the February 1891 Caledonia fire. Run by William H. Walker and Ara Wilkinson, their partnership dated to at least…