Recreation -- New York

Content Description This collection consists of 65 vernacular photographs mounted on 17 paper sheets, which document a fishing and camping trip to the Adirondack Mountains region of upstate New York in about 1900. The images depict up to nine different people, eight adults and one child. Many of the images only show two of the men in canoes or at a campsite, while some pictures show the larger party at a campsite or at a lodge. Several photographs capture the wilderness environment including trees and a lake...

Content Description This collection consists of two albums of vernacular photographs recording the travels and activities of the Ernst family of Rochester, New York. The photographs were apparently taken by Louis Ernst, and most pictures measure 3 1/4 inches square, with a few larger pictures present. The albums were well organized with prints grouped by individual occasions or outings. Most groupings and individual photographs are identified, captioned, and dated. Many of the photographs are views taken on...