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Near the location of the Groveland Shaker Colony (1837-1892), and then the Craig Colony for Epileptics (1894-1988) was a tract of land sometimes called the "Big Woods." By the early 1960s, the de-institutionalization movement presaged closure of the…

Brilliant colors of red, white, green, and deep blues and purples stand out in this crown of flowers set against a monochrome backdrop. The flowers are supported via ceramic vase, as the flowers fawn out from the mouth of the vase; this whole…

Held in Buffalo, NY, the wonders of Niagara Falls electricity were shown via 240,000 lightbulbs

An aerial photograph showing the village of Geneseo and the surrounding area.

An aerial photograph of Dansville, New York, showing Dansville and the surrounding areas.

A map of the salt mine collapse in 1994 in Livingston County

Grist, or flour, mill in the village of Mount Morris, N.Y., situated next to the mill race, which flows beneath the arch of a stone bridge across State St. A 1902 map indicates that it is the Galbraith Mill, built approximately where the Humphrey…

A photograph, looking east, of people bringing sacks of grain to a large mill in the village of Mount Morris, N.Y., for milling and/or storing. This mill appears to be located on State St., next to the mill race that crosses it there, . A 1902 map…

Brown's Race, a mill-canal built in 1816 on the west side of the Genesee River near the High Halls in Rochester, N.Y., accommodated many mills, including those depicted in this drawing: Whitney Mills (Ferguson and Lewis), Mill "B" (Moseley and…

This is a portrait of The Peabody Family. The photo includes, from left to right: Starr William; Sheffield Winslow; Martha Ellen; George Lincoln; Mary Marilla; Helen Esther; and Mary Emma. Birthdays of each Peabody are recorded on a sheet the photo…