1 10 1 https://openvalley.org/files/original/3961ada8876c8b009f287ce99bbbe8be.jpg 71f122da58df2fda88162dd0657dec00 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caledonia 1892 Description An account of the resource This collection of images is based upon <a href="https://openvalley.org/files/original/3ae1204165be3bf753a4d31e568da22a.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an 1892 birds-eye panorama of Caledonia, NY</a> published by Burleigh Litho of Troy, NY. According to John William Reps, Lucien R. Burleigh was responsible—whether as artist or publisher—for some 228 lithographic city views (it is possible, even likely that the Caledonia map was executed by an employee named Christian Fausel). Trained as a civil engineer, economic recession pressed Burleigh into finding other ways of making a living. He began city viewmaking during the 1870s and by the mid-1880s was well established in his profession. His usual practice was to work from an available map, determine the most advantageous viewpoint (for a village like Caledonia, typically 1500 feet above the ground), and making small sketches at the street level. Another important task during a two- or three-week stay was soliciting subscriptions for the panorama: it took perhaps 100 persons, each paying $2.50-3:00 for a map, for the project to break even. <br /><br />The Burleigh map’s legend provides us with a snapshot of Caledonia in 1892, just recovering from a major fire in 1891. It lists railroad stations, churches, the public school, and even Seth Green’s fish hatchery, but a majority of the numbered locations are commercial enterprises—a likely base of customers for purchasing copies of the completed work. Using old newspapers and trade magazines, this collection has gathered advertising from most of the businesses. Its purpose is to populate an interactive map for the “Heraldry” section of the “Clans of Caledonia” exhibit, where we see immigrant affiliations interacting with national and commercial icons—a complex process of so-called “Americanization.” Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Thanks to Tom Tryniski, Fulton History Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cottage Hotel, C.D. McKay, Prop. Description An account of the resource Number 13 on the Burleigh map, the Cottage Hotel was managed by the peripatetic Charles D. ("C.D.") McKay, who previously had run the Globe Hotel in Geneseo, then the Cascade House at Portage, NY, and later went on to manage the McKay House in Perry, NY. The reasons for his changes of venue probably had to do with the violation of local excise laws--ostensibly licenses for and taxes upon liquor, but in practice efforts to curb its consumption. Before coming to Caledonia McKay had been prosecuted by Geneseo in 1888, and later by Perry in 1896. Cottage Hotel seems to have relied, in part, upon its proximity to railroad depots located nearby. In 1894 Charles' cousin H. Ross McKay, a local farmer, purchased the property--as announced in this news clipping. Charles died in 1911. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1894-07-19 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Caledonia Advertiser 19 July 1894. Courtesy of Tom Tryniski / Fulton History. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 86 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper announcement Burleigh Litho Co C.D. McKay Caledonia, NY Cottage Hotel H. Ross McKay