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Contemporary map shows the three major water supply systems for New York City--the Croton, the Catskill, and the Delaware--along with their constituent reservoirs, aqueducts, and major City Tunnels. This item is in OpenValley to support the…

At an unidentified and humble market advertising “Fruits & Produce,” we see what appears to be a family preparing their display. The muted browns of the ground, wooden crates, and shed constitute much of the painting yet serve as a backdrop to…

A collection of illustrations from the 1908 book Grapes of New York by Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick. The selections are native grapes, as opposed to European-origin vinifera grapes. These varieties are seen as more "local" options that are better for the…

Postcard shows the nationally recognized operation created by Seth Green in 1864 and eventually taken over as a state operation in 1875. Despite this source of funding, the hatchery still depended upon publicity--thus the sizable text both on its…

New York Department of Conservation

Advertising map created by the Mentholatum Company promises the "romantic epochs of of New York history paraded before us in picturesque array." Although its text narrative and dates address the state's history, there also are many features of the…

A man and a woman are peering at a newspaper. The woman stands behind the seated man as she softly holds his shoulder; by comparison, he grips the newspaper tightly. The print is a high-contrast black-and-white charcoal portrait that uses value and…

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…

An excerpt from an article titled "Nitey Nite Sets Pace In Industry" in The Perry Knitting Company News on including a local committee of mothers to help their production of Niteys.

One of the most famous American paintings of the 19th century, Church prepared for his work via numerous studies and the innovative decision to adapt his aspect ratio to the Falls' width--probably borrowed from murals and panoramic paintings. The…