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Bird's eye view
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79 x 112 cm
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Title
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View of Rochester, NY, 1880
Creator
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H.H. Rowley & Co.
Beck & Pauli
Date
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1880
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Library of Congress Geography and Map Division <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804r.pm006250">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804r.pm006250</a>
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jpeg, 3.1 MB
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Bird's eye view
Description
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Detailed map of former Erie Canal boomtown reflects its growth into a large city half a century later. Looking north, from Highland Park, we can trace the Genesee River to Lake Ontario. Several features from Rochester's earliest days still are visible: the Erie Canal (and its viaduct across the Genesee), mills along the gorge near High Falls, the neighborhood of Corn Hill, Mt. Hope Cemetery, and more.
Although the panorama doesn't have numbered points and a legend, street names are clearly visible and many commercial buildings are labeled. Follow the hyperlink below to access higher resolution images.
bird's eye view
Erie Canal
Genesee River
Lake Ontario
Map
Rochester, NY
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Digital panoramic photograph
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Title
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Flooding at Sodus Point, NY
Description
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Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 105th Military Police Company construct a sandbag barrier to protect property at Sodus Point, N.Y. from flooding due to rising waters on Lake Ontario on May 22, 2017.
Creator
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Belmont, Patrick (Sgt. 1st Class)
Publisher
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New York National Guard
Date
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2017-05-22
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thenationalguard/34623612670" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York National Guard, via Flickr</a>
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jpeg, 107 KB
flood
Lake Iroquois
Lake Ontario
Sodus Point, NY
Watersheds
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Map
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Title
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Lake Iroquois
Creator
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Coleman, A. P.
Date
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1904
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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<a href="https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/collections/scanned-maps/lake-iroquois" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of Toronto Libraries</a>
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jpeg, 1.4 MB
jpeg, 6.8 MB
Description
An account of the resource
This map shows the approximate outline of a proglacial lake dating some 13,000 years ago, when the Laurentide ice sheet was in retreat and blocked water from flowing north into the North Atlantic Ocean. Instead, its outlet was diverted through present-day Rome and down the Hudson River. We see here the roughly similar footprints of Lakes Iroquois and the later Ontario, with another important difference being a ridge of gravel deposits resulting from the earlier lake. In Western New York, the ridge road was an important trail; modern-day SR 104 follows the same route.
Type
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Still image
Lake Iroquois
Lake Ontario
Ridge Road
Watersheds
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Photographs
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Title
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An Apple Orchard Survey of Wayne County, NY
Creator
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Craig, John
Warren, G. F.
McCourt, W. E.
Publisher
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Cornell University College of Agriculture
Date
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1905
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Description
An account of the resource
This item consists of seven photographs selected from an in-depth survey of New York's apple industry, specifically farms in Wayne County. The bulletin was published under the auspices of Cornell University's Department of Horticulture and as such the text and photographs contain mostly technical material. But the text also provides a documentary glimpse of apple growers and their laborers in the early 1900s. Captions to the photos are printed in order:
1. An ideal Baldwin apple-tree for Western New York
2. The usual method of sorting in Orleans county—directly from the table
3. Picking from the table—a slower but more careful method of sorting
4. The old "mother tree" from which all of Mr. Smith's trees were grafted. It bears excellent apples and good crops of them. About 500 trees have been grafted from this tree.
5. A good harvest. Barreled and ready for storing.
6. Hauling to the depot.
7. Shore north of Ontario.
Source
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John Craig, with G. F. Warren and W. E. McCourt, <em>An Apple Orchard Survey of Wayne County, New York</em> (Cornell University, 1905): 230, 288, 331, 352, 406. <br /><br /><a href="https://archive.org/details/appleorchardsurv00crai" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courtesy of Internet Archive</a>
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1. jpeg, 1.1 MB
2. jpeg, 1 MB
3. jpeg, 1.1 MB
4. jpeg, 911 KB
5. jpeg, 1.1 MB
6. jpeg, 607 KB
7. jpeg, 535 KB
Type
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Still image
Apples
Lake Ontario
Orchards
Watersheds
Wayne County, NY
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Engraving
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2.5 x 5 in.
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Title
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Entrance to the Niagara River
Creator
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Lossing, Benson J[ohn] (1813-1891)
Date
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1868
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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The Pictorial Field-book of the War of 1812; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics and Traditions of the Last War for American Independence (Harper & Brothers, 1868): 597.
Thomas Fisher Canadiana Collection, University of Toronto, via Internet Archive
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jpeg, 894 KB
Type
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Still image
Description
An account of the resource
The strategic importance of forts at the mouth of Niagara River is shown graphically here: during the War of 1812 it was extremely difficult for either British or American ships to make it past the cannons of (respectively) Fort Niagara or Fort George. Lossing's illustration shows the situation ahead of the Battle of Fort George in May 1813. His note reads: “This view is from a drawing made in 1813, previous to the attack on Fort George, and published in the Port Folio in July, 1817. On the extreme left is seen Fort Niagara, and at a greater distance, across the river, Fort George and the village of Newark. To the right of the light-house, over which is a flag, is seen the battery which the Julia and Growler controlled” (597).
Fort George
Fort Niagara
Lake Ontario
Lossing, Benson
Niagara River
War of 1812
Watersheds
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Still Image
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Postcard
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3.5 x 5 in.
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Title
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Charlotte on Lake Ontario, the Coney Island of Central New York
Description
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Postcard from a birds-eye view shows the lakeside amusement park near the height of its popularity. The green-roofed building near center likely is the Hotel Ontario, a connection between the area's past as a resort during the 1870s-80s, and its increasing emphasis upon larger crowds of day visitors by the 1890s. (The railroad at left was an important factor.)
The amusement park featured a midway, roller coasters, a slide that went into Lake Ontario, a sandy beach, and not least other people to watch. In 1916 the City of Rochester annexed Charlotte and purchased the amusement park two years later. After a fire in 1919 it was torn down, and it's possible the conflagration at upper right references this event, in which case the postcard's original artwork was modified. All that's left of the amusement park is its Dentzel carousel, which remains in operation a century later.
Publisher
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Rochester News Company
Date
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1907-1915
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
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Further reading: Kyle Somervile, "'This is Where I Like to Go': The (Re)creation of Place at Ontario Beach Park," <a href="http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/~rochhist/v75_2013/v75i1.pdf"><em>Rochester History</em> 75.1</a> (2013): 1-36.
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jpeg, 666 KB
jpeg, 412 KB
Type
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Postcard
Amusement Park
Charlotte, NY
Lake Ontario
Post Card
Recreation
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Postcard
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3.5 x 5 in.
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Title
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Along the Beach at Charlotte, NY
Description
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Postcard depicts Lake Ontario Shore looking east toward the mouth of the Genesee River. At left is a sailboat moored at the West Pier; the red-roofed building at upper center may be a resort hotel called the Spencer House. Along the boardwalk and beach we see visitors of all kinds, including a dog.
From its beginnings as a resort during the 1870s-80s, Charlotte hosted ever-larger numbers of visitors via train and by 1900 was primarily an amusement park often compared to Coney Island. After annexation of Charlotte in 1916, the resort eventually was torn down due to longstanding concerns about "immoral" behavior--coded language for its numerous saloons. Today the area is known as Ontario Beach Park.
Publisher
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Souvenir Post Card Co.
Date
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1905-1914
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Courtesy Ken Cooper
Format
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jpeg, 649 KB
jpeg, 276 KB
Type
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Postcard
Amusement Park
Charlotte, NY
Genesee River
Lake Ontario
Post Card
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Postcard
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3.5 x 5 in.
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Title
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View of Sea Breeze, One of Rochester's Beautiful Summer Resorts
Publisher
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Rochester News Company
Date
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1907-1915
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Courtesy of Ken Cooper
Format
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jpeg, 654 KB
jpeg, 399 KB
Type
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Postcard
Description
An account of the resource
Overlooking Lake Ontario, this amusement park has remained in operation since its opening in 1879--making it America's fourth-oldest such operation. It originated as a trolly destination in an era without air conditioning; temperatures due to the lake-breeze effect could be 10 degrees cooler. In the postcard we see travelers on the Rochester & Suburban Railway debarking upon company land, anticipating various concessions and by the time of this photograph several rides--including carousels and a figure-eight roller coaster.
In 1920 Sea Breeze built its famous wooden "Jack Rabbit" roller coaster, currently the second-oldest one in the US. Through financial challenges, new owners, destructive fires, and social change it has managed to remain open and share its pleasures with new generations.
Amusement Park
Irondequoit, NY
Lake Ontario
Post Card
Rochester, NY
Sea Breeze
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Postcard
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3.5 x 5 in.
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Cooper, Ken
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Courtesy of Ken Cooper
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jpeg, 664 KB
jpeg, 363 KB
Title
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The Ferry, Charlotte NY
Publisher
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Rochester News Company
Description
An account of the resource
Operating a ship named the "Windsor," the Charlotte and Summerville Ferry Company ran a service between those two towns located at the mouth of the Genesee River beginning at least in 1877. Passenger use climbed with trolley lines running along both sides of the river by century's end and a developing tourism scene lakeside. <br /><br />The "Windsor" shown here was built in 1894 and powered by a steam engine pulling it back and forth across the 500-foot river's mouth attached to a chain line. A trip lasted about seven minutes. The ship carried vehicles and had 200 life preservers on board. Due to increasing use of the Stutson Street bridge upriver, the "Windsor" ferry finally was shut down in 1927. <br /><br />Source consulted: Leon R. Brown, <em>Transportation News</em> 5.1 (Aug. 1927): 24-25, via New York Museum of Transportation, <a href="http://www.nymtmuseum.org/headends/04fall/OnTheWatreFall04.html"><em>Headend</em> (Spring 2004).</a>
Date
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1907-01-14
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Postcard
Amusement Park
Charlotte, NY
Ferry
Genesee River
Lake Ontario
Post Card
Summerville, NY