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Rochester Lithograph and Printing: letter to William A. Brodie
Commercial exchange concerns a Wadsworth family order of labels, perhaps for use upon nursery stock
Exotic foods from Alessandro Filippini's cookbook "The Table"
The famed chef from New York city's Delmonico's restaurant showcases the unusual ingredients and cuisines favored by America's Gilded Age diners
G. D. Dooer's butcher shop in East Avon, NY
In this detail from an 1872 map, we can see that the processing of meats took place literally next door to a school
G. D. Dooer Letterhead
This butcher in Avon, NY did business with the Wadsworth family in the later 19th century
Recipe for Lobster Curry on State Agricultural Society Letterhead
This is a recipe that is written upon the letterhead of the State Agricultural Society. The names of all the former presidents are at the top of the letterhead; also, the recipe contains quite a few exotic ingredients. There is also a series of…
Erie Preserving Company, Buffalo NY
A fruit and vegetable preserving company, through the changes in its logo from 1881 to 1885, shows the increasing emphasis of railroads to food systems.
Farm Acreage for the Counties Surrounding Metropolitan Rochester, 2012
Based upon data from the 2012 USDA "Agriculture Census" for New York state, this map shows how the counties of Orleans, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, and Wayne all retain valuable farmland that is in danger of being lost through unmindful…