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Gideon and Mary Archer harbored escaped slaves in their home before transporting them to a location where they were rowed across Lake Ontario to freedom in Canada.

Stone bridge built by Civil Conservation Corps at Letchworth park.

For the 1985 Genesee Migrant Center exhibit African Past: Migrant Present, this drawing was titled "Ghost"; for the 1991 exhibit Passages, it was title "Voudo Man." Cantave Sean's stylized figure recalls the vèvè of Voudon, symbols that were to act…

Probably ready for the day in the sewing room at the Perry Knitting Company. Piles of cloth are waiting to be sewn by the women in the background of the picture.

Born in New York, from a young age Karlan’s artistic endeavors cut across different forms: music, painting, jewelry. At left, we see two brooches and a necklace displayed at a 1946 Museum of Modern Art show on "Modern Handmade Jewelry." Karlan's…

Hondius (1891-1970), a New Deal Gallery artist, was born in Holland and fled Europe in 1915 amidst the Great War. He studied at Royal Academy in The Hague and the Laren Art Colony, then in New York at the Art Students League. He was known for his…

George Traber III and Leon Brooks talking things over in the Perry Knitting Company. George was the President of the Perry Knitting Company. Leon was the director of personnel and safety. Both men appear to be relaxed in conversation.

Letter to Local Board #571 of the Selective Service System shows the President of Perry Knitting Co. attempting to secure as many deferments for his (male) employees as possible. In this case, he argues that women in the Cutting Room lack the…

"George L. Peabody's barns Canadice, NY as they were in 1986 across the road from the house"

This is a recording of George Cullinan, a man from Avon, New York. In this recording, he discusses the entirety of his life in relation to Avon, New York.