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A handcarved moosehead that is stained and varnished. This piece of art represents a lot of things for the Algonquin tribe. Moose were hunted and used for food, hide, and fur but the artwork is to honor the animals life and the exchange that nature…

An oddly shaped piece of wood that was once connected to a well-carved wooden moose head. It is varnished and stained pine with a rusty nail sticking out of it. This piece of wood led to the discovery of its creator Jacob Wawatie (1956-2016), who was…

A pale-skinned young woman with blue eyes and brown hair, wearing a blue day dress, lifts a single red tulip stem from a vase of five red tulips. Mirroring the dark brown background, a round, wooden table is the stable platform for the two-handled…

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…

A stereoview card featuring a photographer taking pictures of the falls from The Glen Iris lawn at Letchworth State Park. Note that the equipment is another two-lensed camera. This item contains images of the original card and its reverse, along with…

A stereoview card featuring the Middle Falls Letchworth Park, New York. View no longer accessible.

Located just across the New York state line in the Berkshires in Massachusetts, this 200-foot falls has its final spectacular stage splitting on either side of a large outcropping. It has been a tourist attraction since the 19th century. The…

Artist's sketch to accompany Mrs. E. M. Omsted's poem "The Lower Falls of the Upper Genesee at Midnight" in a collection entitled "Voices of the Glen"

Illustration from anthology of poems entitled "Voices of the Glen" shows William P. Letchworth's Glen Iris estate with Upper Falls and Erie railroad viaduct in background

Illustration to a collection of poems written by visitors to William Pryor Letchworth's "Glen Iris" estate on the Geneseee River. Its composition suggests that the voice of nature itself--for example, the creek pictured--is being channeled via…