1 10 5 https://openvalley.org/files/original/133287c3fe49b05bc6d0be7b6c3bdb5e.jpg 4aff93dbc83df838bdb83fc81209e773 https://openvalley.org/files/original/62e5a28d392174bb035d65bbc72a66bf.jpg 2cd82126010510375bbef325b2733eb5 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5 x 5 in 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 Five Arch Bridge, Avon NY Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rochester News Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910-1920? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy Ken Cooper Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 771 KB jpeg, 310 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Description An account of the resource 200-foot stone viaduct was constructed by the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad sometime around 1856-57, crossing the outlet of Conesus Lake not far from where that creek joins the Genesee River. By 1859 the planned rail line between Mt. Morris and Rochester had been completed, but it struggled financially and eventually was leased to the Erie Railroad beginning in 1873. <br /><br />The viaduct's use of wooden timbers, visible in this photograph, led to ongoing structural concerns and perhaps accounts for the rail line's conversion to a small electric commuter route, which operated 13 runs daily between Mt. Morris and Rochester starting in 1907 and lasting into the late 1930s. The tracks were torn up in 1940 due to declining ridership in the age of automobiles, but the Five Arch Bridge has had an afterlife as a symbol of Avon history. Avon, NY Conesus Creek Conesus Lake Erie Railroad Five Arch Bridge Genesee River Genesee Valley Railroad Railroads https://openvalley.org/files/original/1dd7eab7be7fe8168fadb63a227b04bb.jpeg 3a00f904046f804d6d733db01601aaee Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Illustration 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 Geneseo Water Works Description An account of the resource Designed by J. Nelson Tubbs, amalgam of illustrations shows 1) the intake site on Conesus Lake, 2) an elevation profile of the supply pipe to the village reservoir, 3) a diagram of the reservoir, and 4) an enlarged section of the reservoir. The system was built in 1887. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tubbs, J. Nelson (1832-1909) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1891-04-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015059647811&amp;seq=342" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Engineering Record, Building Record And Sanitary Engineer" 23 (1890-91): 294</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 454 KB Conesus Lake Geneseo Geneseo Water Works https://openvalley.org/files/original/d760ffbc6852aa152a7300e4f10c48d8.jpg 0378774111b577cbc56c55ae68736ef5 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 Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. <br /><br />Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (<strong>lumber mill</strong>); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (<strong>grist mill</strong>); grinding wheat or other grains (<strong>flour mill</strong>); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (<strong>paper mill</strong>); fabricating metals (<strong>triphammer mill</strong>); powering industrial equipment <strong>(textile mill</strong>); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines.<br /><br />This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Paper map Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 11.8 x 15.7 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 Mills Along Conesus Creek, 1829 Description An account of the resource Detail from David H. Burr's "Map of the County of Livingston" shows the location of five different mills via icon. Captions have been added to identify their names. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Burr, David H. (1803-1875) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rawdon, Wright & Co Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1829 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived David Rumsey Map Collection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 2.1 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Map Conesus Creek Conesus Lake David Burr Genesee River Glen Avon Mills Map mills Triphammer Mill https://openvalley.org/files/original/7b70a2abc9ab379a6afa1a3fe329c1e1.jpg 2c30d2e1a10b872be4fb2f20d87e5aba https://openvalley.org/files/original/b791951ae15ec42a2266724c3e3c4eb1.jpg 3ea87241d5f038f18f65dfebae937719 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 Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. <br /><br />Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (<strong>lumber mill</strong>); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (<strong>grist mill</strong>); grinding wheat or other grains (<strong>flour mill</strong>); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (<strong>paper mill</strong>); fabricating metals (<strong>triphammer mill</strong>); powering industrial equipment <strong>(textile mill</strong>); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines.<br /><br />This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5 x 5 in. 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 Old Water Wheel, Lakeville NY Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Ken Cooper Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 878 KB jpeg, 522 KB Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available F. M. Acker, Lakeville NY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1913-07-30? Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Description An account of the resource Postcard shows view of a decrepit water wheel, almost certainly located at the outlet of Conesus Lake where it becomes Conesus Creek. If so, then the photograph shows remnants of what had been a broom-handle factory operated by L.P. West, then upgraded by Henry Spencer during the 1880s to include manufacture of pumps, ladders, and farm gates. Spencer also added steam power so as to continue operations during times of low water flow. But by 1895 or 1896 the business had faded away but not, as the photo suggests, interest in its picturesque water wheel. Conesus Creek Conesus Lake Genesee River Lakeville, NY Mill Watershed https://openvalley.org/files/original/532dfca19d50445cfb3e9e9e229c3652.jpg 8f6406efb0010bfc0c214206eab2f67d Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Oil painting Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 24 x 36 in. 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 Summer Day on Conesus Lake Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 908 KB Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1870 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kensett, John Frederick, 1816-1872 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11323" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> Description An account of the resource A placid scene along the shore of this Finger Lake depicts men and women—there are no children present—at their leisure in genteel dress. Small groups are picnicking, lounging, boating, and perhaps courting. Kensett, a second-generation painter in the Hudson River School tradition, still evokes beautiful landscapes but with a more modulated emotion than the sublime work of his predecessors. Moreover, many of the notable visual effects here point to humans in the landscape. A beam of light illuminates the white dress of one woman at center left; other points of light in the trees imply other small dramas. At right along the opposite shore there is the hint of a sailboat. And in the background a ray of light cuts across the lake. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Conesus Lake Hudson River School John Frederick Kensett Landscape Art painting Watersheds