Month: March 2018

Local History Photos March 30, 2018

Linda Reimer , , , , , , , ,

Hi everyone, here are the Local History Photos of the week!

(Click on the photos for a larger view)

Photo 1: Postcard of Market Street 

Our first photo for this week is of a postcard that shows Market Street in the days of old!

I’m guessing the photo was taken in the horse and buggy days of the early Twentieth Century.

If you know anything about the postcard or the history of Market Street that you’d like to share – let us know!

Photo 2: Market Street Too

Our second photo of Market Street appears to have been taken in the thirties.

What a cool view of Market Street looking eastward toward the intersection of Market Street and Pine. And I love the Baron Steuben Hotel sign!

Have a great weekend!

Linda, SSCL

Library Local History/Creation Station Resources:

At the library you can scan your photos and slides to create digital family albums and slideshows; and even use one of the Circut machines, and other Creation Station equipment, to help you create a special paper family history album.

Also of note, we have the local paper, at times called the Corning Leader, Corning Journal or Corning Daily Journal, on microfilm from 1840 to the present — so you can visit the library and research local history and your family tree if you wish!

And…

And if you find any old photos of the Corning area that you don’t know what to do with – you can always donate them to the library!

We’re happy to add new photos to our Photo Archive!

Local History Photos March 24, 2018

Linda Reimer , , , , , , , , , , ,

Hi everyone, here are the Local History Photos of the week!

(Click on the photos for a larger view)

Photo 1: Alanson B. Houghton (Date Unknown):

This time around we’ve got a photo we actually know a solid bit about!

Our first photo of the week is of Alanson Bigelow Houghton, son of the elder Amory Houghton Sr. (1813-1882). And it was the elder Amory Houghton Sr. who moved the Brooklyn Flint Glass Works from Massachusetts to Corning, New York in 1868.

Alanson B. Houghton, also known as Alanson B. Houghton I, was in his turn CEO of Corning Glass Works, a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Ambassador to Germany in the 1920s. He was also the father of the younger Amory Houghton Sr. (1899-1981).

While I was growing up in Corning, the younger Amory Houghton Sr. (1899-1981) was frequently referred to as “The Ambassador,” as he followed in his father’s footsteps and was in turn CEO of the Corning Glass Works and a diplomat serving as U.S Ambassador to France from 1957 – 1961.

The younger Amory Houghton Sr. and his wife Laura Richardson Houghton had five children including: Former Corning Inc. CEO and Congressman Amory Houghton Jr. (B. 1926), Elizabeth Houghton Weinberg, Alanson Bigelow Houghton II (1930-2016), retired Corning Inc. CEO James R. Houghton (B. 1936), and Laura Houghton Beer (D. 2000).

This photo looks like it might have been a photo taken of a photo found in a photo album. However wherever it came from it shows a very distinguished looking gentleman of local and international note!

References

Dimitroff, Thomas P., Janes, Lois S. History of the Corning Painted Post Area: 200 Years in Painted Post Country, Revised Edition. Bookmarks, Corning, New York. 1990

Laura Houghton, 102, Matriarch Of Corning Glassmaking Family. New York Times. Online. Accessed. March 24, 2018. https://goo.gl/h57sk3

Photo 2: The Courthouse

Our second photo for this week is of the City of Corning Courthouse.

The date the photo was taken is unknown.

Have a great weekend!

Linda, SSCL

Library Local History/Creation Station Resources:

At the library you can scan your photos and slides to create digital family albums and slideshows; and even use one of the Circut machines, and other Creation Station equipment, to help you create a special paper family history album.

Also of note, we have the local paper, at times called the Corning Leader, Corning Journal or Corning Daily Journal, on microfilm from 1840 to the present — so you can visit the library and research local history and your family tree if you wish!

And…

And if you find any old photos of the Corning area that you don’t know what to do with – you can always donate them to the library!

We’re happy to add new photos to our Photo Archive!

Local History Photos March 16, 2018

Linda Reimer , , , , ,

Hi everyone, here are the Local History Photos of the week!

(Click on the photos for a larger view)

Photo 1: Horse Drawn Carriage Parade 

Our first photo for this week is of a parade featuring many horse drawn carriages and at least one marching band. The year of the photo is unknown.

Photo 2: Baron Steuben Building

And our second photo for this week is of the Baron Steuben building as it looked in 1928!

Have a great weekend!

Linda, SSCL

Library Local History/Creation Station Resources:

At the library you can scan your photos and slides to create digital family albums and slideshows; and even use one of the Circut machines, and other Creation Station equipment, to help you create a special paper family history album.

Also of note, we have the local paper, at times called the Corning Leader, Corning Journal or Corning Daily Journal, on microfilm from 1840 to the present — so you can visit the library and research local history and your family tree if you wish!

And…

And if you find any old photos of the Corning area that you don’t know what to do with – you can always donate them to the library!

We’re happy to add new photos to our Photo Archive!

Local History Photos March 9, 2018

Linda Reimer , , , , , , , ,

Hi everyone, here are the Local History Photos of the week!

(Click on the photos for a larger view)

Photo 1: Steuben Street in 1921

Our first photo, features a cool view of an unpaved Steuben Street in 1921.

And this photo is another photo taken of a photo so it really is the original that is crooked!

Photo 2: C.F.A. Baseball Team

Our second photo for this week is of a serious looking C.F.A. baseball team – year unknown!

If you can tell us anything more about life on Steuben Street in Corning or the history of baseball in the Crystal City please do!

Have a great weekend!

Linda, SSCL

Library Local History/Creation Station Resources:

At the library you can scan your photos and slides to create digital family albums and slideshows; and even use one of the Circut machines, and other Creation Station equipment, to help you create a special paper family history album.

Also of note, we have the local paper, at times called the Corning Leader, Corning Journal or Corning Daily Journal, on microfilm from 1840 to the present — so you can visit the library and research local history and your family tree if you wish!

And…

And if you find any old photos of the Corning area that you don’t know what to do with – you can always donate them to the library!

We’re happy to add new photos to our Photo Archive!

Local History Photos March 2, 2018

Linda Reimer , , , , , ,

Hi everyone, here are the Local History Photos of the week!

(Click on the photos for a larger view)

Photo 1: Engraving a Steuben Bowl 

Our first photo for this week is of an old postcard titled “Engraving a Steuben Bowl.” And it does indeed show a Steuben Glass employee engraving a glass bowl. It does now however, say who the engraver is — although that information might have been on the back of the postcard. So if you recognize the Steuben Glass worker – let us know!

Photo 2: Horse & Carriage Transportation

Our second photo for this week is of a group of people that seem about to take a ride in a horse driven carriage.

And we may not know who the people are – but we do know when and where the photo was taken! In Penn Yan on Monday, July 26, 1897.

Have a great weekend!

Linda, SSCL

Library Local History/Creation Station Resources:

At the library you can scan your photos and slides to create digital family albums and slideshows; and even use one of the Circut machines, and other Creation Station equipment, to help you create a special paper family history album.

Also of note, we have the local paper, at times called the Corning Leader, Corning Journal or Corning Daily Journal, on microfilm from 1840 to the present — so you can visit the library and research local history and your family tree if you wish!

And…

And if you find any old photos of the Corning area that you don’t know what to do with – you can always donate them to the library!

We’re happy to add new photos to our Photo Archive!