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Still Image
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Original Format
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Photograph
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Title
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Sam Patch scene at the "Pathways of Progress" pageant, Rochester NY
Description
An account of the resource
Among the ten scenes for Rochester's Centennial in 1934, the third took viewers back to 1829 and the daredevil's fateful leap from High Falls. Two views of the scene appear here: a portion of the program cover, and a photograph within a pdf file of that document.
Creator
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Hungerford, Edward
Date
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1934
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Rochester Public Library Local History Division Historic Monographs Collection
Format
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jpeg, 394 KB
pdf, 2.1 MB
Type
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Photograph
High Falls
pageants
Rochester, NY
Sam Patch
Underground Atlas
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Title
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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
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Original Format
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Postcard
Physical Dimensions
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3.5 x 5 in.
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Title
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Upper Falls, Genesee River, Rochester NY
Publisher
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Rochester News Co.
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Courtesy Ken Cooper
Format
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jpeg, 608 KB
jpeg, 343 KB
Type
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Postcard
Description
An account of the resource
At nearly 100 feet in height, the "High Falls" were a determining factor in the location of Rochester. Mills took advantage of the drop and the Genesee River's water flow in the form of mills, beginning in 1807 and especially in the years following construction of Brown's Race--which enabled numerous mills to operate along the western banks. Less than a mile upriver, the Erie Canal was routed so as to pass near this important manufacturing and milling location. At one point Rochester was milling more than 500,000 barrels of wheat flour per year before the wheat midge drastically curtailed production in the Genesee Valley.
In the postcard, at left of the falls is Rochester Gas and Electric's Hydro Station #4 (since abandoned), and crossing the river is a New York Central Railroad viaduct. At right is the Gorsline Building, reconstructed in 1888 as a shoe factory after a major fire that killed perhaps 35 workers. Structural problems nearly led to its demolition, but it was partially demolished and renovated during the late 1990s for use as office space.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1934
Genesee River
High Falls
Mill
New York Central Railroad
Post Card
Rochester Gas and Electric
Rochester, NY
Upper Falls
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Title
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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
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Original Format
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Lithograph
Physical Dimensions
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38.5 x 51 in.
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Title
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The Upper Falls of the Genesee at Rochester NY from the East
Creator
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Young, John T., 1814-1842 (artist)
Bufford, John Henry, 1810-1870 (lithographer)
Publisher
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C & M Morse
Date
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1836
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "[The upper falls of the Genesee at Rochester N.Y. from the east.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7c25-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Format
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jpeg, 906 KB
Type
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Still image
Description
An account of the resource
Somewhat idealized view of Rochester's High Falls has cattle grazing peacefully in the foreground of this print. The "Mercury" statue at rear center, however, dates the scene after 1881--which is when the Kimball Tobacco Factory commissioned it. By that point the High Falls area already had many more factories and mills than is pictured; the area had been an industrial center for several decades.
Genesee River
High Falls
Rochester, NY
Watersheds
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Engraving
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Title
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Upper Falls of the Genesee, ca. 1761
Creator
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Davies, Thomas, 1737-1812 (artist)
Mazell, Peter, 1761-1802 (engraver)
Gavit & Duthrie (copy of engraving)
Date
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1761-1762
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Format
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jpeg, 660 KB
Source
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<p>Pouchot, Pierre, and Franklin Benjamin Hough, <em>Memoir upon the late war in North America, between the French and English, 1755-60 : followed by observations upon the theatre of actual war, and by new details concerning the manners and customs of the Indians ; with topographical</em> map, W. Elliot Woodward, 1866.<br /><br /><a href="https://archive.org/details/memoiruponlatewa02pouc/page/n196?q=Casconchiagon+davies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Via Internet Archive</a></p>
Description
An account of the resource
This is one of the earliest known images of waterfalls in the vicinity of present-day Rochester, NY. Davies, a British Army officer, had trained to provide drawings for military. The drawing here was one of a series produced during the French and Indian War, especially of the Niagara and Genesee Rivers. The caption reads: "South East View of the Great Cataract on Casconchiagon or Little Seneca's River, Lake Ontario, 1768.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still image
Genesee River
High Falls
Thomas Davies
Upper Falls
Watersheds
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Dry plate negative
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Title
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Upper Genesee Falls, Rochester NY
Format
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jpeg, 1.1 MB
jpeg, 5.3 MB
Description
An account of the resource
Photograph from a now-defunct news service company shows the High Falls area of Genesee River. At right we see the Gorsline Building that housed three main manufacturing operations at this time: Williams, Hoyt & Co. (a maker of shoes); the Rochester Folding Box Company; and Genesee Lithographic. Previously at this location had been the Steam Gauge and Lantern Works factory. In 1888 a major fire destroyed the building and killed an estimated 34 men and boys. Note: there are two images here, a slightly cropped image of a smaller file size, and a larger file of the original image.
Creator
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Detroit Publishing Co.
Date
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1905
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <a href="https://lccn.loc.gov/2016805433" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><www.loc.gov/item/2016805433/></a>
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still image
Genesee River
Gorsline Building
High Falls
Rochester, NY
Upper Falls
Watersheds
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Digital photograph
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Title
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High Falls of Genesee
Description
An account of the resource
Original description reads "High Falls, The Crown Jewel of Brown's Race Historical District, Rochester, NY." Beginning in the 1990s the City of Rochester attempted to redevelop the former manufacturing area as a mixed housing and tourism district, with uneven results. It has had greater success with office tenants, but the desire for a wider public usage remains active.
Creator
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Berger, Steven C.
Date
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2010
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:High_Falls_of_Genesee_-_Rochester_NY_-_Browns_Race_Historical_District.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, via CC BY-SA 3.0</a>
Format
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jpeg, 1.1 MB
Genesee River
High Falls
Watersheds