Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation
Rochester photograph collection
D.309
/repositories/2/resources/43
8 box(es)
1880s-1990s
English
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Access
The Rochester Photograph Collection is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Department prior to visiting.
Use
In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The photographs in this collection have been compiled over a period of years by department staff, from a variety of sources.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Rochester Photograph Collection, D.309, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of photographs taken of sites in and around the city of Rochester. The collection documents the first half of the twentieth century, which was Rochester's largest period of growth. Included in this collection are photographs of Mount Hope Cemetery, area parks, and buildings in the city center.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically, with the exception of Box 8, Folders 14-17, which were added to the collection in 2016.
New York (State)--Rochester
Photographs
Aerial/repositories/2/archival_objects/1380411Aerial View - South West Rochester Cornhill & Downtown/repositories/2/archival_objects/1380512Airport/repositories/2/archival_objects/1380613Albums/repositories/2/archival_objects/1380714Alling, Rose Lattimore/repositories/2/archival_objects/1380815Amusement Park/repositories/2/archival_objects/1380916EP Curtis Papers/repositories/2/archival_objects/1381017Aqueducts/repositories/2/archival_objects/1381118Aquinas Stadium/repositories/2/archival_objects/1381219Automobiles, Automotive Dealerships Service Departments/repositories/2/archival_objects/13813110J. G. Averell (1877-1904) /repositories/2/archival_objects/13814111Scope and ContentsIncludes photograph of Averell and his mother, Elizabeth Sibley Watson
Bandstands/repositories/2/archival_objects/13815112Banks/repositories/2/archival_objects/13816113Baige Caud/repositories/2/archival_objects/13817114Barn Observatory/repositories/2/archival_objects/13818115Barry/repositories/2/archival_objects/13819116Bausch & Lomb (Early Settlers Party 1945)/repositories/2/archival_objects/13820117Bigelow, Fannie R./repositories/2/archival_objects/13821118Billboards/repositories/2/archival_objects/13822119Birds Eye View 1853/repositories/2/archival_objects/13823120Bird's Eye View - Mid 1860s/repositories/2/archival_objects/13824121Bird's Eye Views, ca. 1868/repositories/2/archival_objects/13825122Bird's Eye Views (Actually Aerial Plates 20th Century)/repositories/2/archival_objects/13826123Boat Works/repositories/2/archival_objects/13827124Boats/repositories/2/archival_objects/13828125Bond Drive W. W. II/repositories/2/archival_objects/13829126Brewster (Henry) Residence 353 East Avenue/repositories/2/archival_objects/13830127Brewster, Henry/repositories/2/archival_objects/13831128Bridges/repositories/2/archival_objects/13832129Burns, Rev. Msg. Richard K. /repositories/2/archival_objects/13833130Buildings/repositories/2/archival_objects/13834131Canals/repositories/2/archival_objects/1383521Carriages/repositories/2/archival_objects/1383622Cemeteries - Holy Sepulchre/repositories/2/archival_objects/1383723Cemeteries - Mt. Hope/repositories/2/archival_objects/1383824Cemeteries - Riverside/repositories/2/archival_objects/1383925Churches/repositories/2/archival_objects/1384026Citizens (new) immigration/repositories/2/archival_objects/1384127City Hall/repositories/2/archival_objects/1384228Clubs/repositories/2/archival_objects/1384329Colgate Rochester Divinity School/repositories/2/archival_objects/13844210Colleges, Universities & Seminaries/repositories/2/archival_objects/13845211Corinthian Hall/repositories/2/archival_objects/13846212Court Hall/repositories/2/archival_objects/13847213Cornhill/repositories/2/archival_objects/13848214Dams/repositories/2/archival_objects/13849215Domestic Architecture/repositories/2/archival_objects/13850216Dossenbach, Hermann/repositories/2/archival_objects/13851217Portraits from Herman Dossenbach/repositories/2/archival_objects/13852218Dossenbach Orchestra, Dossenbach String Quartette/repositories/2/archival_objects/13853219Eastman Dental Dispensary/repositories/2/archival_objects/1385431Eastman Kodak 343 State St./repositories/2/archival_objects/1385532Eastman Lodge H.D. & Musicians/repositories/2/archival_objects/1385633Ellwanger/repositories/2/archival_objects/1385734Ellwanger Barry/repositories/2/archival_objects/1385835Fairs/repositories/2/archival_objects/1385936Photo of 1768 Print of Falls/repositories/2/archival_objects/1386037Fanny Farmer 25th Anniversary Celebration 1944/repositories/2/archival_objects/1386138Fashion Park/repositories/2/archival_objects/1386239Fences/repositories/2/archival_objects/13863310Fire Department/repositories/2/archival_objects/13864311Fires/repositories/2/archival_objects/13865312Flood - 1865/repositories/2/archival_objects/13866313Flood - 1902, and n.d./repositories/2/archival_objects/13867314untitled - 100th Anniversary Dinner of the Fortnightly Club/repositories/2/archival_objects/13868315Gannett, Frank E./repositories/2/archival_objects/13869316Gardens/repositories/2/archival_objects/13870317Genesee River/repositories/2/archival_objects/13871318Genesee Valley Park/repositories/2/archival_objects/13872319Geva Theatre/repositories/2/archival_objects/106310320The Glen House/repositories/2/archival_objects/106311321Group photos/repositories/2/archival_objects/106444322-23Holiday Inn/repositories/2/archival_objects/10631441Horses/repositories/2/archival_objects/10631542Hospital/repositories/2/archival_objects/10631643Scope and ContentsIncludes photograph of "The Pest House"
Hotel/repositories/2/archival_objects/10631744Houses/repositories/2/archival_objects/10631845Industries/repositories/2/archival_objects/10631946Irondequoit Bay/repositories/2/archival_objects/10632047Kodak Building/repositories/2/archival_objects/10632148Kodak Park/repositories/2/archival_objects/10632249Calvin C. Laney/repositories/2/archival_objects/106323410Lewis (Julia) Farm, Brighton/repositories/2/archival_objects/1063241877411Liberty Pole/repositories/2/archival_objects/106325412Library/repositories/2/archival_objects/106326413Light Houses/repositories/2/archival_objects/106327414Lincoln First Tower/repositories/2/archival_objects/106328415Mandeville & King Co./repositories/2/archival_objects/10632951Manhattan Square Park/repositories/2/archival_objects/10633052MC Meigs, Washington Aqueduct, May 1858; Great Falls of the Potomac/repositories/2/archival_objects/10633153Immediate Source of AcquisitionPhotos found in Augustus Seward's copy of Coast Survey, 1851
Men - Unidentified/repositories/2/archival_objects/10633254Mercury Statue - Gannett Building /repositories/2/archival_objects/10635255Midtown Plaza/repositories/2/archival_objects/10635356Mills/repositories/2/archival_objects/10635457Monuments/repositories/2/archival_objects/10635558Scope and ContentsContains photograph of boulder monument dedicated to "16 heroes who fell in General Sullivan's Campaign, 1779."
Mormon Pageant/repositories/2/archival_objects/10635659Mt. Hope Reservoir/repositories/2/archival_objects/106357510Museums/repositories/2/archival_objects/106358511Musicians/repositories/2/archival_objects/106359512Nation, Carrie/repositories/2/archival_objects/106360512aNeighborhood Scenes/repositories/2/archival_objects/106361513New York Central Stations/repositories/2/archival_objects/106362514Nurseries (Rochester Photographs)/repositories/2/archival_objects/106363515Orchestras - String Quartette/repositories/2/archival_objects/106364516Parades/repositories/2/archival_objects/106365517Park Animals/repositories/2/archival_objects/106366518Park Scenes/repositories/2/archival_objects/106367519Parks - Cobbs Hill/repositories/2/archival_objects/106368520Parks - Highland/repositories/2/archival_objects/106369521Parks - Seneca/repositories/2/archival_objects/106370522Parks - Washington Square/repositories/2/archival_objects/106371523Pest House/repositories/2/archival_objects/106372524Portraits/repositories/2/archival_objects/10639161Portraits - Atwater, Moses/repositories/2/archival_objects/10639262Portraits - Barlowe, Abner/repositories/2/archival_objects/10639363Portraits - Carver, Dr. Hartwell/repositories/2/archival_objects/10639464Portraits - Church, Capt. Philip/repositories/2/archival_objects/10639565Portraits - Douglas, Stephen A./repositories/2/archival_objects/10639666Portraits - Ely, Alfred [Farnham Fund]/repositories/2/archival_objects/10639767Portraits - Fooke, Sanil A./repositories/2/archival_objects/10639868Portraits - Granger, Gideon/repositories/2/archival_objects/10639969Portraits - Howell, Nathaniel W./repositories/2/archival_objects/106400610Portraits - Jacobsen, Heinrich/repositories/2/archival_objects/106401611Portraits - Olmsted, Frederick Law/repositories/2/archival_objects/106402612Portraits - Phelps, Oliver/repositories/2/archival_objects/106403613Portraits - Powers, D.W./repositories/2/archival_objects/106404614Portraits - Reynolds, Mrs Abelard/repositories/2/archival_objects/106405615Portraits - Rochester, Nathaniel/repositories/2/archival_objects/106406616Portraits - Strong, Hattie/repositories/2/archival_objects/106407617Portraits - Vick, James/repositories/2/archival_objects/106408618Portraits - Von Warlich, Rheinhold/repositories/2/archival_objects/106409619Portraits - Wadsworth, General William/repositories/2/archival_objects/106410620Portraits - Weed, Thurlow/repositories/2/archival_objects/106411621Radio: Joe Deane and Billy Williams/repositories/2/archival_objects/106412622Railroad Bridges/repositories/2/archival_objects/106413623Portraits - Garham, Nathaniel/repositories/2/archival_objects/106414624Railroad Station buildings: Lehigh Valley Road/repositories/2/archival_objects/106415625Randal Residence, 501 East/repositories/2/archival_objects/106416626Restaurants/repositories/2/archival_objects/106417627Rochester Free Academy/repositories/2/archival_objects/1064181883628Rockefeller, John Davison, 1839-1937/repositories/2/archival_objects/106419629Rural Scenes/repositories/2/archival_objects/106420630St. Anne's Home (former)/repositories/2/archival_objects/106374196071Immediate Source of AcquisitionGift of Jean France, June 1985
St. Elizabeth Guild House, corner of Field & Monroe/repositories/2/archival_objects/10637572SS Peter & Paul, West Main St. Church & School/repositories/2/archival_objects/10637673Schools/repositories/2/archival_objects/10637774Security Trust Co. Directors/repositories/2/archival_objects/106378194275Sheen, Bishop, and other Catholic Clergy/repositories/2/archival_objects/10637976Ship to Shore Telephone Service/repositories/2/archival_objects/106380December 192977Shoe Factory (Farnham Fund)/repositories/2/archival_objects/10638178Shrivers/repositories/2/archival_objects/10638279Sister Cities Bridge/repositories/2/archival_objects/106383710Skyline/repositories/2/archival_objects/106384711Stores/repositories/2/archival_objects/106385712Strasenburgh Planetarium/repositories/2/archival_objects/106386713Streets/repositories/2/archival_objects/106387714Photo West Main & Exchange/repositories/2/archival_objects/106388circa 1870715Strike/repositories/2/archival_objects/106389716Scope and ContentsBus strike
Theaters/repositories/2/archival_objects/10643181Triangle Building - Main & Franklin/repositories/2/archival_objects/10643282Trees/repositories/2/archival_objects/10643383University of Rochester/repositories/2/archival_objects/10643484Upper Falls/repositories/2/archival_objects/10643585Urban Renewal - Demolition/repositories/2/archival_objects/10643686Warner Observatory/repositories/2/archival_objects/10643787Wiley Post in Rochester/repositories/2/archival_objects/10643888Women's Motor Corp, World War I/repositories/2/archival_objects/10643989Xerox Building/repositories/2/archival_objects/106440810YMCA/repositories/2/archival_objects/106441811Zoo/repositories/2/archival_objects/106442812Fire Truck/repositories/2/archival_objects/106443813Indian Village on Stule Farm/repositories/2/archival_objects/208330814Highland Resevoir/repositories/2/archival_objects/208331815Downtown Rochester/repositories/2/archival_objects/208332816Duplicates/repositories/2/archival_objects/208333817