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

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Local History photos are published on Fridays; and the next local history photo posting will be up on Friday, March 4, 2022.

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Helpful Photo Viewing Tips are found at the end of the posting for anyone who would like a few tips on how best to view the photos*

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Local History Photo 1: Flooding in Corning

Our first photo is one of a number of “photos of photos” we have in our local history archive. This one shows flooding in the City of Corning back in 1946. I must admit I like the little push pins that crept into the “photo of a photo” as I can imagine someone with a huge cork board highlighting many neat local history photos.

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Local History Photo 2: Country Club (Corning, N.Y.)

Our second photo for this week is of a postcard showing the old country club in Corning; the date the photo for the postcard was taken is unknown – but what a cool postcard!

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Local History Photo 3: Planes in Steuben County

Our final photo for this week shows some early aircraft at a location somewhere in Steuben County. The exact date the photo was taken is unknown; however, the car we can see at the left edge of the photo — it looks like it might have been from the 1930s or 1940s – a very cool photo!

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week

The text of the article, which focuses women demanding the right to vote in the days before the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920; is as follows:

The Corning Daily Journal, Corning N.Y. | February 24, 1909, p. 4

ALBANY FLOODED WITH MILLINERY

Great Inundation of Most Up-to-Date Spring Fashions

DEMANDING RIGHT TO VOTE

Special to Corning Journal

     Albany, Feb. 24.—To-day the Capital has been inundated with members of the fair sex, the most of them coming to demand their rights as “Suffragettes” at a hearing of the join Judiciary Committees of the Senate and Assembly.

      So great was the number of women and their retinue of men attendants that the hearing took place in the Assembly Chamber.  Over two hundred came up from New York City, which seems to be the present American headquarters of those pressing the movement for equal suffrage in this country, following hard after the methods of agitation adopted by the London “Suffragettes.”

     The women asking for the ballot and other “equal rights” were very enthusiastic at to-day’s hearing, and were not slow in expressing their disapproval when Mrs. R. M. Scott, President of the New York State Association opposed to women’s suffrage delivered an energetic address in opposition to the “Suffragettes.”

   Rev. Anna M. Shaw was the principal speaker for the advocates of equal suffrage.  About a dozen representatives of equal suffrage spoke.

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The entire page the article of the week appeared upon:

Page 3, Corning Daily Journal, Corning N.Y. | February 24, 1909:

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And The Front Page of the Corning Daily Journal, for that day, February 24, 1909:

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Have a great weekend everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Local History Online Library Resources:

Heritage Quest: Heritage Quest is the library’s online genealogy service, and it includes access to census records and other research sources; it can be accessed by going to the Online Resources page, on the library’s website, and scrolling down until you see the link for Heritage Quest:

https://www.ssclibrary.org/research/online-resources/

Once you’ve clicked on the Heritage Quest link, you’ll be prompted to login with your card number and PIN. If you have questions about how to use Heritage Quest, please feel free to let me know – my email address is reimerl@stls.org

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Enjoy the photos and have a great week,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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References

19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women’s Right to Vote. (2021, August 3). National Archives. Retrieved February 24, 2022, from https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/19th-amendment

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*To Create A Larger View (make the photos appear bigger on your screen):

You can click on each photo for a larger view. And then click the back arrow on your web browser to go back to the previous screen.

Alternatively, you can press and hold down the CTRL key, on your keyboard, while tapping the + key on your keyboard to make the photos appear larger on your screen.

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To Create A Smaller View (make the photos appear smaller on your screen – after you’ve made them appear larger):

 Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard and tap the – sign to make the photos appear smaller again.

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And If You Use A Mouse – CTRL & Scroll:

If you use a mouse you can do what is called “control and scroll”, to make photos appear larger and then smaller on your screen. To do this –>press and hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and push the scroll wheel on your mouse away from you for a larger view. To reverse the larger view hold down the same CTRL key on your keyboard and pull the scroll wheel on your mouse towards you.

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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!

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

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Local History photos are published on Fridays; and the next local history photo posting will be up on Friday, February 25, 2022.

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Helpful Photo Viewing Tips are found at the end of the posting for anyone who would like a few tips on how best to view the photos*

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Local History Photo 1: Corning In Winter

Our first photo is one of the Drake Family photos we have in our archive; and it shows one of the Drake daughters in her long winter coat – with a wonderful view of the City of Corning, as it was then, behind her!

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Local History Photo 2: Baseball Game in Corning

Spring is coming! So I thought this photo would be a good one to share this week; it shows baseball game unfolding in Corning in the days of old!

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Local History Photo 3: Corning Glass Works Factory

And our third photo for this week, is of an old postcard showing the old Corning Glass Works Factory. The date the photo was taken is unknown, however if we look closely at the picture we can see a date that was handwritten on the card – and it says 1906 – so it is safe to say the photo was taken prior to 1907!

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week

Coach Meehan Will Come To Corning For Big Banquet

The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | December 10, 1924

John Francis “Chick” Meehan was the head coach of football for Syracuse University from 1920 – 1924,

He attended Syracuse himself and was the quarterback on the Syracuse team from 1915 – 1917.

After his coach-tenure at Syracuse, Meehan went on to coach for New York University and Manhattan College.

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And here we see all of page fifteen from The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | December 10, 1924.

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The Front Page of The Evening Leader for that day | December 10, 1924.

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And as the front page for December 10, 1924, has a rather dark feature story; here is yet another page from that same days’ Evening Leader, page 5

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Have a great weekend everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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References

Chick Meehan, Football Coach Of N.Y.U. and Syracuse, Dead. The New York Times. November 10, 1972. Retrieved February 18, 2022. (Print)

Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame. (n.d.). John Meehan. https://www.greatersyracusesportshalloffame.com/john-meehan

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Local History Online Library Resources:

Heritage Quest: Heritage Quest is the library’s online genealogy service, and it includes access to census records and other research sources; it can be accessed by going to the Online Resources page, on the library’s website, and scrolling down until you see the link for Heritage Quest:

https://www.ssclibrary.org/research/online-resources/

Once you’ve clicked on the Heritage Quest link, you’ll be prompted to login with your card number and PIN. If you have questions about how to use Heritage Quest, please feel free to let me know – my email address is reimerl@stls.org

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Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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*To Create A Larger View (make the photos appear bigger on your screen):

You can click on each photo for a larger view. And then click the back arrow on your web browser to go back to the previous screen.

Alternatively, you can press and hold down the CTRL key, on your keyboard, while tapping the + key on your keyboard to make the photos appear larger on your screen.

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To Create A Smaller View (make the photos appear smaller on your screen – after you’ve made them appear larger):

 Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard and tap the – sign to make the photos appear smaller again.

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And If You Use A Mouse – CTRL & Scroll:

If you use a mouse you can do what is called “control and scroll”, to make photos appear larger and then smaller on your screen. To do this –>press and hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and push the scroll wheel on your mouse away from you for a larger view. To reverse the larger view hold down the same CTRL key on your keyboard and pull the scroll wheel on your mouse towards you.

–

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!

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

–

Local History photos are published on Fridays; and the next local history photo posting will be up on Friday,

–

Helpful Photo Viewing Tips are found at the end of the posting for anyone who would like a few tips on how best to view the photos*

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Local History Photo 1: Bird Eye View of North Side

Our first photo for this week is of a postcard with one of those neat “Bird’s Eye” views; this time showing a view of the Northside of Corning from an area further north and above the Chemung River.

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Local History Photo 2: Chemung River, East of Corning

Our second photo shows a postcard, showing the Chemung River, east of Corning.

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Local History Photo 3: Market Street, Corning, N.Y.

Our third photo of the week is also of a postcard that shows Market Street in Corning, looking eastward circa 1930s.

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week

FOX RUN, local goings on column from the Corning Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y., January 11, 1911 | Page Three – shopping, potatoes and visiting in 1911!

The entire page the article of the week appeared upon, Page Three of the Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | January 11, 1911.

And The Front Page of the paper for that day, Wednesday, January 11, 1911.

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Have a great weekend everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Local History Online Library Resources:

Heritage Quest: Heritage Quest is the library’s online genealogy service, and it includes access to census records and other research sources; it can be accessed by going to the Online Resources page, on the library’s website, and scrolling down until you see the link for Heritage Quest:

https://www.ssclibrary.org/research/online-resources/

Once you’ve clicked on the Heritage Quest link, you’ll be prompted to login with your card number and PIN. If you have questions about how to use Heritage Quest, please feel free to let me know – my email address is reimerl@stls.org

–

Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

–

*To Create A Larger View (make the photos appear bigger on your screen):

You can click on each photo for a larger view. And then click the back arrow on your web browser to go back to the previous screen.

Alternatively, you can press and hold down the CTRL key, on your keyboard, while tapping the + key on your keyboard to make the photos appear larger on your screen.

–

To Create A Smaller View (make the photos appear smaller on your screen – after you’ve made them appear larger):

 Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard and tap the – sign to make the photos appear smaller again.

–

And If You Use A Mouse – CTRL & Scroll:

If you use a mouse you can do what is called “control and scroll”, to make photos appear larger and then smaller on your screen. To do this –>press and hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and push the scroll wheel on your mouse away from you for a larger view. To reverse the larger view hold down the same CTRL key on your keyboard and pull the scroll wheel on your mouse towards you.

–

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!

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

–

Local History photos are published on Fridays; and the next local history photo posting will be out on Friday, February 11, 2022.

–

Helpful Photo Viewing Tips are found at the end of the posting for anyone who would like a few tips on how best to view the photos*

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Local History Photo 1: The Local Lumber Industry

Our first photo for this week shows a local lumber mill in the early twentieth century. Mill work was once big business in Steuben County.

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Local History Photo 2: Market Street, Corning NY

Our second photo for this week shows Market Street in the early nineteen sixties – a great glimpse into the past!

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Local History Photo 3: Early Local Rubber Tires On Transportation

Our record for this photo indicated that the vehicle has an early edition of rubber tires – which I can’t quite see myself – but it s a neat photo of two young children on a summers day – way, back when!

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week

The Free Library

From the Corning Daily Democrat, Corning, N.Y. | January 7, 1897

This article mentions the opening of the Corning Free Library in Corning. And I usually include the text of each Old Newspaper Article of the week – but this week, as we’re running out of week early due to the winter storm – I won’t have time – as it is such a cool article I will add that information next week; and in the meantime hope that everyone can read this neat article!

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The entire page the article of the week appeared upon from the Daily Democrat

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And The Front Page of the the Corning Daily Democrat for that day, January 7, 1897; so we can get brief glimpse of what was going on in the world that day!

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Have a great weekend everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Local History Online Library Resources:

Heritage Quest: Heritage Quest is the library’s online genealogy service, and it includes access to census records and other research sources; it can be accessed by going to the Online Resources page, on the library’s website, and scrolling down until you see the link for Heritage Quest:

https://www.ssclibrary.org/research/online-resources/

Once you’ve clicked on the Heritage Quest link, you’ll be prompted to login with your card number and PIN. If you have questions about how to use Heritage Quest, please feel free to let me know – my email address is reimerl@stls.org

–

Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

–

*To Create A Larger View (make the photos appear bigger on your screen):

You can click on each photo for a larger view. And then click the back arrow on your web browser to go back to the previous screen.

Alternatively, you can press and hold down the CTRL key, on your keyboard, while tapping the + key on your keyboard to make the photos appear larger on your screen.

–

To Create A Smaller View (make the photos appear smaller on your screen – after you’ve made them appear larger):

 Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard and tap the – sign to make the photos appear smaller again.

–

And If You Use A Mouse – CTRL & Scroll:

If you use a mouse you can do what is called “control and scroll”, to make photos appear larger and then smaller on your screen. To do this –>press and hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and push the scroll wheel on your mouse away from you for a larger view. To reverse the larger view hold down the same CTRL key on your keyboard and pull the scroll wheel on your mouse towards you.

–

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!