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This database contains about 1500 scanned images from the Schuelke, Wolcott, and Crawford collections.
The Schuelke Collection
Ted Schuelke was a Liverpool, New York resident and his photograph collection is comprised of pictures taken in the immediate Liverpool area and in the Adirondacks. Many of the photographs record the Village of Liverpool during the early 1920s and others document Liverpool's salt and willow industries. There are also photographs of the areas surrounding Onondaga Lake, the Oswego Canal, Mud Lock, and the projects undertaken by the Work Relief Bureau under the leadership of Liverpool banker, Crandall Melvin Sr.
The Wolcott Collection
Fred Wolcott photographed and documented daily life on the Onondaga Nation territory around 1910.
The Crawford Collection
Toby Crawford was a Liverpool native who loved to collect historic photographs from various sources. The online collection includes scans of ninety-one glass plate negatives from George “Waxy” Miller and James T. Rogers taken during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Both gentlemen were professional photographers with studios in Liverpool.
Eighty-three photographs of locations in the Village of Liverpool and the salt and willow industries were also scanned.
Images in the online collection are scanned at 72 dots per inch. High quality 2400 dpi scans are available on request. Please contact Telecommunications Services at (315) 457-0310 ext.149.
Please visit us often, we are continually adding images to this database.
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