1
10
23
-
https://openvalley.org/files/original/d8b5f4e629623643a2273d7afa30015f.jpg
a612b4ea0bbe2564b71b702f235a9250
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
Perry Knitting Co.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection gathers documents for a Perry Knitting Co. exhibit on OpenValley. They are drawn from from three main sources.<br /><br />First, the Clark Rice Photography Collection at the Perry, NY Public Library. Rice was a prolific photographer in Western New York throughout the mid-20th century. This collection includes scans of his work, and copies of images from the turn of the century photographer Merrium Crocker, whose studio Rice purchased. <br /><br />Secondly, the Henry Page Local History Files. Page was president of First National Bank of Perry, and a local historian associated with the public library for nearly five decades. His uncle, William, had helped secure funding from the Carnegie Corporation for its establishment in 1900 and construction in 1914. The Page collection contains various historical materials and photographs accumulated by him over the years.<br /><br />Thirdly, we draw upon various public domain texts, such as maps from the Library of Congress or <a href="http://perrypubliclibrary.advantage-preservation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">digitized articles from local newspapers</a>. All images here are selections from these collections, chosen for their relevance to OpenValley project. We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the Perry Public Library and its Director, Jessica Pacciotti.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Meghan Cobo, Ken Cooper, Michaelena Ferraro, Melisha Gatlin, Andrew Gleason, Macaire Lisicki, Ben Michalak, Ethan Pelletier, Emma Raupp, Mariah Rockwell.
Special thanks to Jessica Pacciotti at the Perry Public Library.
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
Map
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
Map of New York Textile Mills, 1913
Description
An account of the resource
This survey from the<em> Official American Textile Directory</em> shows some175 New York communities with some sort of textile firm, in most cases more than one (for example, the town of Perry has three). Also noted on the map are rail lines connecting the many manufacturing sites. What becomes clear is how widely distributed the production of clothing was only a century ago.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Textile World Record
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Lord & Nagle Co.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1913
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Cooper, Ken
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<p><em>Official American Textile Directory; containing reports of all the Textile Manufacturing Establishments in the United States and Canada, together with the Yarn Trade Index and lists of concerns in lines of business selling to or buying from Textile Mills</em> (Boston: Lord & Nagle, 1913): 206.</p>
<br /><a href="https://archive.org/details/officialamerican1913bost/mode/2up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courtesy of Internet Archive</a>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg, 1.7 MB
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still image
Map
mills
Perry, NY
Textiles
-
https://openvalley.org/files/original/3455a5205fc5c9c59d34836ecd45d774.jpg
c71b49fbae8c1e24892a9bf9f648a0e5
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
Bird's eye view
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
51 x 67 cm
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
Shortsville, NY, 1892
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Burleigh Litho
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Burleigh Litho, Troy NY
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1892
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Cooper, Ken
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804s.pm006332">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804s.pm006332</a>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg, 1.6 MB
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Bird's eye view
Description
An account of the resource
Named after the miller Theophilus Short, this small village of perhaps 800 seems to have been using this map in an aspirational way: by visualizing itself as a place to which more businesses and people would locate. The main appeal was its situation alongside Flint Creek--outlet for Canandaigua Lake--and the water power that delivered for manufacturing. The map shows a wheel works, drill factory, paper mill, planing mill. A branch of the New York Central & Hudson River Rail Road also passes through town. The panorama is looking roughly southwest.
bird's eye view
Burleigh Litho Co
Canandaigua Lake
Flint Creek
mills
Shortsville, NY
-
https://openvalley.org/files/original/143866760cdd57c0244fa54f54ddecef.jpg
cad54e000da9781c12b8f9ba480bbd4b
https://openvalley.org/files/original/fb9425ec6d3b5e147a14a9e6fee6c9df.jpg
4c606ef322ab5a7d94d03426b2937e9e
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
Photo stereocard
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
3.5 x 7 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
Stereopticon card: Middle Fall of Genesee, at Portage, NY
Description
An account of the resource
From a series titled "View on the Line of Erie Railway," this early photograph of Middle Falls shows the environmental effects of a sawmill located there. After purchasing this tract of land in 1859, William Pryor Letchworth began a long program of replanting trees--which continued as an arboretum program after he donated his estate to New York
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
L.E. Walker, Publisher, Warsaw, NY
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Cooper, Ken
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Photo courtesy of Letchworth State Park Museum
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1857?
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg, 814 KB
jpeg, 347 KB
Erie Railroad
Letchworth State Park
Middle Falls
mills
Portageville, NY
-
https://openvalley.org/files/original/f0ff90bca79f5909d9695c06c728cac2.jpg
f7e8a8b91337f3d0658400dac4ea517d
https://openvalley.org/files/original/f029794528bd76fb5a84bed22dbdc29f.jpg
649d062d875c011a8fd75440cc86650f
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
Photographs
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
Dam Construction at Ashantee
Description
An account of the resource
Two photographs taken by Martha Blow Wadsworth (wife of Herbert Wadsworth) show the building of a dam to power a mill at Ashantee, roughly where Littleville Road crosses Conesus Creek. The captions read: "Upper side of dam at Ashantee in process of building 1904," and "Lower side of dam--unfinished."
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Wadsworth, Martha Blow (1864-1934)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1904
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Cooper, Ken
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Martha Blow Wadsworth Image Collection
Milne Library Special Collections, SUNY Geneseo
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg, 486 KB
jpeg, 652 KB
Ashantee
Conesus Creek
mills
Wadsworth, Herbert
Wadsworth, Martha Blow
-
https://openvalley.org/files/original/4220f4075c0d23fc9ee4e2d24362a72a.jpeg
6af96757771dc2d50abf8f947ba13116
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
Book 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
View at Beaver Brook Falls, The Author's Residence
Description
An account of the resource
Located between the towns of Waltham and Belmont, MA the falls were the site of a mill that had burned down and remained a picturesque feature on the estate of landscape architect Robert Morris Copeland. The stream and appear to have been referenced in James Russell Lowell's 1848 poem "Beaver Brook."
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Staigg, Richard M. (1817-1881)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Dinsmoor and Company
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1866
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Cooper, Ken
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert Morris Copeland, "Country Life: A Handbook of Agriculture, Horticulture, & Landscape Gardening." 5th ed., revised. Boston: Dinsmoor, 1866.
Beaver Brook, MA
Copeland, Robert Morris
Lowell, James Russell
mills
Staigg, Richard M
-
https://openvalley.org/files/original/130d83376aaa91a3fb13df2aef98fd79.jpg
4f09c763bb1832b8dba241043ecc637f
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
7" x 9"
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
Historic Mill Sites in Avon and Littleville, NY
Description
An account of the resource
Beginning in the late 18th century, Conesus Creek and other waterways near Avon provided mechanical power for a variety of milling functions. This map shows the approximate locations of nine known mills in that area.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Cooper, Ken
Adapted from a base map in Joseph Halbig, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1974 (base map)
2015 (historical overlay)
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Cooper, Ken
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joseph Halbig, et al. "Explanation and description of the overlay maps that illustrate factors of environmental importance in the town of Avon, Livingston County, New York (Geneseo, N.Y. : State University of New York College of Arts and Science, 1974)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg, 2.8 MB
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still image
Avon, NY
Conesus Creek
Littleville, NY
Map
Mill
mills
-
https://openvalley.org/files/original/8479261f378f92eb2c8989d6f49aae53.jpeg
053690738ad3a9b3edc87a93d0180111
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
Atlas map
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
4" x 5"
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
Ashantee Mills, 1902
Description
An account of the resource
This detail from a 1902 maps shows the Littleville area on Conesus Creek, near the village of Avon NY
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Century Map Company
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1902
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Cooper, Ken
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
New Century Atlas of Livingston County, New York, With Farm Records (Philadelphia: Century Map Co., 1902)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg, 12.8 MB
Ashantee
Avon, NY
Conesus Creek
Littleville, NY
mills
-
https://openvalley.org/files/original/af3848497802002561f5fc1382cec6ed.jpg
c0a5f50fc26b26689705819e09f76289
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
Book illustration
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
3" x 4"
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
Dorlcote Mill, as envisioned for an edition of George Eliot's "The Mill on the Floss"
Description
An account of the resource
Set in the early 18th century, Eliot's rural locale is subjected to changes wrought by industrialization
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Harper & Brothers
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1885
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Cooper, Ken
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Novels of George Eliot, Vol. II: The Mill on the Floss (NY: Harper & Bros.)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg, 866 KB
industrialization
Mill
mills
-
https://openvalley.org/files/original/774c042617613291dd3619555a52a036.jpg
c48b4653ba74c4a3579d3eadd873c03d
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
Book illustration
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
4 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
Millstones Came in Pairs
Description
An account of the resource
This illustration from Eric Sloane's "Vanishing America" shows the sophisticated and aesthetically pleasing designs of hand-crafted millstones
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Sloane, Eric (1905-1985)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
W. Funk
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Cooper, Ken
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Sloane, Eric. "Our Vanishing Landscape." New York: W. Funk, 1955: ??
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg, 14.2 MB
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Book illustration
Mill
Milling
mills
-
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