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Engraving
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Title
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"Voices of the Glen" title page
Description
An account of the resource
Illustration to a collection of poems written by visitors to William Pryor Letchworth's "Glen Iris" estate on the Geneseee River. Its composition suggests that the voice of nature itself--for example, the creek pictured--is being channeled via poetry.
Creator
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Whitney, E. J.
Publisher
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American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
Date
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1876
Contributor
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Stappenbeck, Austin
Source
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Henry R. Howland, ed. (?). "Voices of the Glen," Rev. ed. Published under the auspices of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society (1911).
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jpeg, 544 KB
jpeg, 191 KB
Type
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Engraving
Glen Iris Inn
Letchworth State Park
Poetry
Voices of the Glen
William Pryor Letchworth
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Digital photograph
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Title
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Genesee Falls District #2 Schoolhouse
Description
An account of the resource
Replica of a structure built in 1874 by William Pryor Letchworth, who also supplied students with books and a melodeon. The school was used for 60 years, then torn down in 1947 before this replica was built forty years later.
Creator
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Cooper, Ken
Date
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2016-05-06
Format
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jpeg, 637 KB
Type
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Digital photograph
Letchworth State Park
Viewpoints
William Pryor Letchworth
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Diagrams
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Title
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Geological Diagram of Portage Dam Site
Creator
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Green, Andrew Haswell (1820-1903)
Hall, Edward Hagaman (1858-1936)
Publisher
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American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
Date
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1907?
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Item originally appeared in "Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society," vol. 13 (1908): following p. 34. Scanned image, from the University of Florida George A. Smathers Library, courtesy of The Internet Archive.
Description
An account of the resource
Beginning in 1890, recurring attempts were made to construct a dam in the Genesee River gorge so as to control flooding in the city of Rochester and generate electricity. After failed efforts at Mt. Morris, in 1896 attention turned to a site at Portageville and the state legislature authorized creation of the Genesee River Company.
William P. Letchworth was alarmed at the project's potential impacts, and by 1906 he had enlisted the aid of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society. These two diagrams were created by that organization as part of a multi-prong resistance to the dam project--along grounds of historical & environmental uniqueness of the gorge, and in this case its geological infeasibility.
The two diagrams appear with their original captions, the gist of which is to show that a proposed canal already had rejected the site because of its sandy composition. Remarks following the diagrams are offered by Prof. A. W. Grabau of Columbia University: "A break in this dam of quicksand such as is sure to occur from undermining by seepage if the lake is created, would carry the resultant flood into the present Genesee gorge near the Lower Falls and through the outer gorges to the flats below Mount Morris. It would not be difficult to estimate which of the villages of the flats would hr wiped out of existence. Probably few would escape. Unless it can be shown that a dam of quicksand from half a mile to a mile in length and 2,000 feet across, and extending 70 feet below the floor of the valley which it dams, can hold in check a lake 15 miles long and 118 feet deep and about a mile in width, and containing 15,000,000,000 cubic feet of water, the project will have to be abandoned."
The Portageville Dam project finally was rejected in 1911, although on grounds of economic "infeasibility" rather than geological unsoundness or historical preservation.
American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
Dam
Genesee River
Genesee River Company
Letchworth State Park
William Pryor Letchworth
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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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Glen Iris
Description
An account of the resource
Illustration from anthology of poems entitled "Voices of the Glen" shows William P. Letchworth's Glen Iris estate with Upper Falls and Erie railroad viaduct in background
Creator
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Whitney, E. J.
Publisher
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Auspices of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
Date
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1876
Contributor
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Stappenbeck, Austin
Source
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Henry R. Howland, ed. (?). "Voices of the Glen," Rev. ed. Published under the auspices of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society (1911).
Format
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jpeg,, 141 KB
Type
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Engraving
Erie Railroad
Glen Iris Inn
Glen Iris,
Upper Falls
Voices of the Glen
William Pryor Letchworth
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Stereocard
Physical Dimensions
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3.5 x 7 in.
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Title
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Glen Iris, (Residence of Wm. P. Lechworth) Portage Bridge in distance
Description
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From a series of stereoviews entitled "Gems from Genesee River & Wyoming Valley Scenery," image depicts a popular visitor destination even prior to creation of Letchworth State Park.
Publisher
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Walker, L. E. (1826-1916)
Date
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1875?
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Robert N. Dennis Collection of stereoscopic views, New York Public Library <br /><br /><a href="https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-55cd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99">Image ID #G91F132_069F</a>
Format
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jpeg, 1.0 MB
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Type
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Still image
Glen Iris Inn
Letchworth State Park
Portageville Viaduct
Stereoview
William Pryor Letchworth
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Postcard album
Physical Dimensions
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2.75 x 4 in.
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Title
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Grand Canyon of the East--Historic Letchworth State Park
Description
An account of the resource
Mini-postcard album features ten views of the local attraction: Middle Falls, Mt. Morris Dam, Letchworth State Park Museum, Upper Falls, Glen Iris Inn, Statue of Mary Jemison, Inspiration Point, the "Scenic Gorge of the Genesee River," Lower Falls, and Wolf Creek.
The object also is notable for this specimen of tourist prose: "Long ago when the Seneca Indians were masters of a forest empire, this was Portage, the carrying place for war conoes. The beauty of the three great Falls and the magnificence of the gorge of the Genesee cast its spell over the untutored Red Man. The White men came and called the place 'The Grand Canyon of the East.'"
Creator
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Charlene Williams (?)
Publisher
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Mike Roberts Color Production
Date
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1952-1960
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Courtesy of Ken Cooper
Format
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Eleven jpegs, each around 1 MB
Type
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Postcard album
Glen Iris Inn
Inspiration Point
Letchworth State Park
Lower Falls
Middle Falls
Mt. Morris dam
Post Card
Upper Falls
William Pryor Letchworth
Wolf Creek
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Letter
Physical Dimensions
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8.5 x 11 in.
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Title
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Letter From Charles Dow to William Letchworth, 20 February 1908
Description
An account of the resource
This letter, written by Dow to Letchworth, describes the initial reaction Dow and others had to a proposed reforestation project in partnership with Letchworth. Dow discusses his efforts to get in touch with people to begin making the project a reality.
Creator
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Dow, Charles
Date
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1908-02-20
Contributor
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Schulz, Kate
Source
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Courtesy of Letchworth State Park, Visitors Center, accession number LE.2012.93
Format
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jpeg, 596 KB
arboretum
Letchworth State Park
William Pryor Letchworth
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Map
Physical Dimensions
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8 x 10 in.
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Title
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Picture-taking in Letchworth State Park
Description
An account of the resource
Part of Kodak's "picture-taking spot" series, tourist map identifies twenty scenic viewpoints for visitors, each of which was marked with an on-site marker. Often, there are explicit instructions as to composition: "When you photograph falls, include bridge in foreground. Ask friends or family to stand on bridge."
This item consists of the two sides of brochure, along with separate files for nine photographs appearing therein.
Date
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1967-08
Contributor
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Rounding, Jessica
Foley, William
Source
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Courtesy William Pryor Letchworth Museum
Format
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jpeg, 1 MB
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jpeg, 121 KB
jpeg, 87 KB
jpeg, 178 KB
Type
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Tourist map
Creator
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Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak
Map
Viewpoints
William Pryor Letchworth
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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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Pioneer Cemetery, Letchworth State Park
Description
An account of the resource
Small plot comprised early settlers' graves, some of which originally were located on the south lawn of the Glen Iris Inn and relocated by William Pryor Letchworth.
Creator
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Cooper, Ken
Date
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2016-05-06
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Format
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jpeg, 722 KB
Type
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Digital photograph
cemetery
Letchworth State Park
William Pryor Letchworth
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Book illustration
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Title
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The Lower Falls, Glen Iris
Description
An account of the resource
Artist's sketch to accompany Mrs. E. M. Omsted's poem "The Lower Falls of the Upper Genesee at Midnight" in a collection entitled "Voices of the Glen"
Creator
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Whitney, E. J.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1876
Contributor
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Stappenbeck, Austin
Source
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Henry R. Howland, ed. (?). "Voices of the Glen," Rev. ed. Published under the auspices of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society (1911).
Format
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jpeg, 445 KB
Publisher
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American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
Glen Iris
Letchworth State Park
Lower Falls
Voices of the Glen
Whitney, E.J.
William Pryor Letchworth