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AerialViewOfElmira-No1(PC) REFW
Aerial view of Elmira
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Aerial view of Elmira
AmericanLaFrance(PC)-B REFW
American LaFrance
AmericanSalesBookCo(1915PC) REFW
American Sales Book Co. - posted 1915
AmericanSalesBookCo(PC)-B REFW
American Sales Book Co.
Armory(PC)-B REFW
Armory
Armory-CityHall(1911PC)jigsaw REFW
Armory and City Hall - posted 1911
ArnotArtGallery(1927PC) REFW
Arnot Art Gallery - posted 1927
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Arnot Art Gallery
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Arnot Art Gallery
ArnotOgdenHospital(PC)jigsaw REFW
Arnot Ogden Hospital
ArnotOgdenHospital-SurgicalAnnex(1942PC) REFW
Arnot Ogden Hospital - posted 1942
ArnotOgdenHospital2(PC) REFW
Arnot Ogden Hospital - posted 1949
ArnotOgdenMemorialHospital01(1911PC)-B REFW
Arnot Ogden Hospital - posted 1911
BeecherMonument-WisnerPark(PC)2-B REFW
Beecher Monument - Wisner Park
BirdsEyeViewOfElmira-FromEastHill(1907PC) REFW
View of Elmira from East Hill - posted 1907
BirdsEyeViewOfElmira-LookingWestOverKennedyValve REFW
View of Elmira from East Hill
BrandHomestead(1910PC)-Bjigsaw REFW
Brand Homestead - posted 1910
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Brand Park
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Brand Park
BrandParkPicnicPavilion(1910PC) REFW
Brand Park - posted 1910
BrandPool(1931PC)jigsaw REFW
Brand Pool - posted 1931
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Brand Pool - posted 1938
CentralFireStation(OldOC) REFW
Central Fire Station
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Century Club
ChemungCanalTrustCo(1912PC) REFW
Chemung Canal Trust Co. - posted 1912
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Chemung County Airport
ChemungRiver-NearMountainHouse(PC) REFW
Chemung River - near Mountain House
ChemungRiverAndLakeStreetBridge REFW
Chemung River - Lake St. Bridge
ChemungRiverAtRoricksGlen(PC) REFW
Chemung River - Rorick's Glen
ChemungRiverBoating(PC) REFW
Chemung River
ChemungRiverBridgeCrossing-Waverly(1919PC) REFW
Chemung River - bridge crossing near Waverly - posted 1919
ChemungRiverDam-FootOfColumbia(1910PC)-B REFW
Chemung River Dam - foot of Columbia St. - posted 1910
ChemungRiverFromMainStreetBridge(1908PC) REFW
Chemung River - view from Main St. Bridge - posted 1908
ChemungRiverNearRoricksGlen(1909PC) REFW
Chemung River - near Rorick's Glen - posted 1909
ChemungRiverNearRoricksGlen-Moonlight(1913PC) REFW
Chemung River - near Rorick's Glen - posted 1913
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View of Chemung Valley from the Newtown Battlefield Reservation
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Church St. - looking west from Lake St.
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City Hall & Armory - Church St. - posted 1906
CityHall-Armory(1907PC)-B REFW
City Hall & Armory - Church St. - posted 1907
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County buildings - Lake St. - posted 1908
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County buildings - Lake St.
CountyBuildingsAndGladkePark(1916PC) REFW
County buildings and Gladke Park - Lake St. - posted 1916
CourtHouse-LakeSt(1909PC) REFW
County buildings - Lake St. - posted 1909
CourtHouse-PostOffice(1906PC)2 REFW
Courthouse & Post Office - posted 1906
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Courthouse & Post Office - posted 1906
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Courthouse & Post Office
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D. L. & W Station. The first Lackawanna Railroad Passenger Train reached Elmira on April 3, 1882. This Lackawanna Station was built between Lake St. and E. Washington Ave. in 1913, and abandoned in 1959. The Lackawanna and Erie tracks were consolidated on September 1, 1959. Passenger service was terminated in 1970.
DL-WStation(RPPC) REFW
D. L. & W Station. The first Lackawanna Railroad Passenger Train reached Elmira on April 3, 1882. This Lackawanna Station was built between Lake St. and E. Washington Ave. in 1913, and abandoned in 1959. The Lackawanna and Erie tracks were consolidated on September 1, 1959. Passenger service was terminated in 1970.
EastChurchSt(OldPC) REFW
E. Church St.
EastWaterSt02(PC)-B REFW
E. Water St.
EastWaterSt03(PC)-B REFW
E. Water St. - circa 1928.
EastWaterStFromRailroadAve(1924PC) REFW
E. Water St. - Looking from Railroad Ave. (posted 1924)
EastWaterStFromRailroadCrossing(1919PC) REFW
E. Water St. - Looking from the Railroad crossing (posted 1919)
EastWaterStLookingWestFromLake(1915PC) REFW
E. Water St. - Looking West from Lake St. (posted 1915)
EldridgePark(1910PC) REFW
Eldridge Park - (posted 1910)
EldridgePark-BoulevardThroughTheParl(1919PC) REFW
Eldridge Park - Boulevard through the park - (posted 1919)
EldridgePark-Fountain-LilyPond(PC) REFW
Eldridge Park - Fountain & Lily pond
EldridgePark-LakeDrive(1912PC) REFW
Eldridge Park - Lake Drive - (posted 1912)
EldridgePark-MaidOfTheMistLake(1909PC) REFW
Eldridge Park - Maid of the Mist Lake - (posted 1909)
EldridgePark-Pavilion(1912PC) REFW
Eldridge Park Pavilion - (posted 1912)
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Eldridge Park
ElmiraCollege(1906PC)-B REFW
Elmira College - posted 1906
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Elmira College
ElmiraCollege-CarnegieScienceHall(1913PC)-B REFW
Elmira College - Carnegie Science Hall - posted 1913
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Elmira College
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Elmira College
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Elmira College - Alumnae Hall
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Elmira College - Carnegie Science Hall
ElmiraCollegeLibrary(1949PC)-B REFW
Elmira College Library - posted 1945
ElmiraCountryClub(PC) REFW
Elmira Country Club
ElmiraFreeAcademy(PC)-B REFW
Elmira Free Academy
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Elmira Free Academy
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Elmira Free Academy
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Elmira Free Academy
ElmiraParade(RPPC) REFW
An Elmira parade
ErieDepot(PC)-B REFW
Erie Depot. - The Erie Railroad began serving Elmira in 1849. The Chemung Railroad connected Elmira and Watkins Glen in 1849, and the Williamsport and Elmira Railroad began operations in 1854. In the beginning, all of these railroads used the Union Station, as shown in this photo postcard taken in 1895. A short time afterwards the station became the Erie Railroad Station. It was closed to all passenger traffic in the 1970's.
FirstBaptistChurch(1913PC)-B REFW
First Baptist Church - posted 1913
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First Presbyterian Church - posted 1908
FirstPresbyterian-SouthWindow(1909PC) REFW
First Baptist Church - South window - posted 1909
FitchsBridge(1906PC)-B REFW
Fitch's Bridge - posted 1906
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George M. Diven - Grammar School NO. 4
GleasonHealthResort(1908PC) REFW
Gleason Health Resort - posted 1908
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Grace Church
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Grace Church
GrammarSchoolNo3(1911PC) REFW
Grammar School No. 3 (predecessor to Parley Coburn) - posted 1911
GreetingsFromElmira(1952PC) REFW
Greetings from Elmira NY - posted 1952
HarrisHillGliderField(PC) REFW
Harris Hill Glider Field
HeddingMEChurch(PC) REFW
Hedding Methodist Episcopal Church
HomeForTheAged(1914PC) REFW
Home for the Aged - posted 1914
HorseheadsHighSchool(1913PC) REFW
Horseheads High School - posted 1913
HotelLangwell(1949PC)-B REFW
Hotel Langwell - posted 1949
HotelRathbun(1911PC) REFW
Hotel Rathbun - posted 1911
HotelRathbun(1924PC)-B REFW
Hotel Rathbun - posted 1924
HowellsBoxFactory(OldPC)-B REFW
Howells Box Factory
IndianEarthWorksAtRoricksGlen1909PC) REFW
Indian Earthworks, above Roricks Glen. An area used as a fortification by the Andaste (Susquehanas).
A triangular shaped area, protected on the north by a vertical drop to the Chemung River, on the southeast by a ravine and on the west by a palisade of sharpened logs plus a ditch. Smaller forts have been located on high points near Big Flats and Chemung. This Andaste group encompassed about 4,000 people, including some 800 warriors.
IszardsDepartmentStoreAndTeaRoom-Main&Market(PC) REFW
Iszards Department Store and Tea Room - corner of N. Main and Market Sts.
KennedyValve(PC)-B REFW
Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Company. - Judson St. Established in 1907 and expanded several times. Known for the manufacture of fire hydrants, water valves, and fittings. Family ownership ended in 1962 when it was sold to ITT Grinnell Corp. of Providence, RI.
KnittingMills(PC) REFW
Elmira Knitting Mills - Prescott Ave. in Elmira Heights. Established in 1893 and remained in operation until 1963. To encourage young girls to work there, the company built the Conewawah Inn just across the street, on the corner of Prescott Ave and E. 18th St. A matron was on hand, and room and board were reasonably priced.
LackawannaStation(PC)-B REFW
D. L. & W Station. The first Lackawanna Railroad Passenger Train reached Elmira on April 3, 1882. This Lackawanna Station was built between Lake St. and E. Washington Ave. in 1913, and abandoned in 1959. The Lackawanna and Erie tracks were consolidated on September 1, 1959. Passenger service was terminated in 1970.
LakeAndWaterSt(PC) REFW
Looking up Lake St. from W. Water St. - Obvious is the signal tower in the middle of the intersection, with the traffic lights beneath the floor of the tower being controlled from person inside. Not sure if it was manned by the Transit Authority or the Police Department.
LakeSt(1908PC) REFW
Looking up Lake St. from W. Water St.
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Looking up Lake St. from W. Water St.
LakeStFromWaterSt(1922PC) REFW
Looking up Lake St. from W. Water St. - A Transit Authority officer directs traffic.
LakeStreet(PC)-Bjigsaw REFW
Looking up Lake St. from W. Water St. The man standing at the center of the intersection with his back to the camera is a Policeman, directing traffic. The man behind and to his right is wearing a "Transit Authority" uniform. - On the right side of Lake St were the Elmira Advertiser, Flynn's Cigar Store and the Enright & Lazarus Saloon. On the left were Barker, Rose, & Clinton Hardware, Queen City Hotel and the William F. Maurer Saloon & Restaurant.
LakeStreet2(PC) REFW
Looking south along Lake St. from Wisner Park. Mark Twain Hotel on the left. Lake St. Bridge on the far right.
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Lake St. Bridge - posted 1907
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Lake St. Bridge. - The bridge in this postcard was built in 1905 and replaced in 1961. During the time the 1905 bridge was being built, pedestrian traffic crossed the river on a wooden structure located upriver. The base was concrete covered with paving brick. The buildings across the river were the John Brand Co. and F.M. Howell Co.
LakeStreetBridge(PC)-C REFW
Lake St. Bridge
LyceumTheater-Interior(OldPC).jpf REFW
Lyceum Theater - The business section of Elmira was threatened with destruction by fire on the night of Sunday, March 6, 1904, when two theaters and six stores were burned, and other business property was damaged by fire, the total property loss amounting to about $175,000 - $200,000.
It is not known positively whether the fire originated in the Lyceum Theater on the corner of Lake and Carroll Sts., or in the tobacco factory occupying the store underneath. The Lyceum Theater block soon collapsed and the flames spread westward along Carroll street to other buildings, the fire running across the tops of the adjoining structures. The fire continued to burn for several hours, and falling walls did considerable damage to buildings not seriously affected by the fire itself.
MainAndWater(PC)-Bjigsaw REFW
Main & Water Sts., looking north up Main St. - A view taken in 1932, the year the Gorton Coy Building on the NE corner was completed. On the left side of the street were A.F. Werdenberg Co., Thrifty Dry Cleaners, J.C. Penney (Snyder Building), Elmira Arms, Buell Floral Co., Schweppe Building, Colonial Theater, French Shop Ladies Wear, Edgecomb's Furniture, Bedrosians Bros., and Montgomery Ward. On the right side of the street were Elenor K. Footwear Co., Murphy's Haberdasher, Karmelkorn Shop, Franklin Crayton, George Knietsch Bookstore & Lester Gamble Optician, Hudosn Shoe Co., Wright Electric Co., Federal Bake Shop & Simon P. Sheridan Tailor, F.W. Woolworth Co., John W. Robertson & Van Nort Pharmacy, S.F. Iszard and Co., and Mark Twain Hotel.
MainAndWater(PC) REFW
Looking east down E. Water St. from the foot of Lake St.
Water Street Trolley
The trolley car ride to Rorick's Glen was always the signal that a good time was in store for all involved. The ride began in a busy part of the city.
The store on the left in the photograph (NW corner of Main & Water Streets) is Werdenberg's Inc., founded in 1898 by Andrew F. Werdenberg with a partner, Mr. Milton Cisco. In 1903, Mr. A. D. Merrill and Mr. Arthur Burt joined the company.
The building on the opposite (NE) corner was occupied by Mr. Thomas Routledge, Jeweler; it was replaced in 1932 by the Gorton Coy Building. The company began in 1916 when Mr. Warren A. Gorton of Batavia purchased TYhe Fashion Shop of Mr. E. N. Crandall. The store closed in the 1970's.
This corner was the location of the Tavern House (Franklin House). later it was known as the Higgins Blockl and the Padgett Block.
The trolley car of the Elmira Water Light and Railway Company was called the "Setback" and it ran from the Rorick's Glen Loop to the end of the line at Clark's Glen. In this three-car arrangement,the powered trolley car pulled the two powerless former horse-drawn cars.
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Looking north up Main St. from W. Water St. - posted in 1919.
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Main St. Bridge
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Main St. Bridge
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Main St. Bridge
MarkTwain-QuarryFarm(1921PC) REFW
Quarry Farm. For over twenty years, Samuel Clemens and his family summered at Quarry Farm, the home of his sister-in-law Susan and her husband Theodore Crane. During his summers at Quarry Farm, Clemens, known to readers as Mark Twain, wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and many other of his most important works.
MarkTwain-QuarryFarm(PC)-Bjigsaw REFW
Quarry Farm. For over twenty years, Samuel Clemens and his family summered at Quarry Farm, the home of his sister-in-law Susan and her husband Theodore Crane. During his summers at Quarry Farm, Clemens, known to readers as Mark Twain, wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and many other of his most important works.
MarkTwain-QuarryFarm(PC)2 REFW
Quarry Farm. For over twenty years, Samuel Clemens and his family summered at Quarry Farm, the home of his sister-in-law Susan and her husband Theodore Crane. During his summers at Quarry Farm, Clemens, known to readers as Mark Twain, wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and many other of his most important works.
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Mark Twain Hotel. Elmira's largest hotel, the Mark Twain opened in 1929, with a six-story addition being built in 1939. The hotel offered excellent accommodations and sumptuous meals for nearly half a century . A number of groups and organizations held conventions at the hotel, and area high schools held their proms there. Long the center piece of downtown Elmira.
MarkTwainHotel02(PC)-Bjigsaw REFW
Mark Twain Hotel. Elmira's largest hotel, the Mark Twain opened in 1929, with a six-story addition being built in 1939. The hotel offered excellent accommodations and sumptuous meals for nearly half a century . A number of groups and organizations held conventions at the hotel, and area high schools held their proms there. Long the center piece of downtown Elmira.
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Mark Twain Hotel. Elmira's largest hotel, the Mark Twain opened in 1929, with a six-story addition being built in 1939. The hotel offered excellent accommodations and sumptuous meals for nearly half a century . A number of groups and organizations held conventions at the hotel, and area high schools held their proms there. Long the center piece of downtown Elmira.
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Mark Twain Hotel. Elmira's largest hotel, the Mark Twain opened in 1929, with a six-story addition being built in 1939. The hotel offered excellent accommodations and sumptuous meals for nearly half a century . A number of groups and organizations held conventions at the hotel, and area high schools held their proms there. Long the center piece of downtown Elmira.
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Mark Twain Hotel. Elmira's largest hotel, the Mark Twain opened in 1929, with a six-story addition being built in 1939. The hotel offered excellent accommodations and sumptuous meals for nearly half a century . A number of groups and organizations held conventions at the hotel, and area high schools held their proms there. Long the center piece of downtown Elmira.
MarkTwainStudy(PC)2 REFW
Mark Twain's Study on Quarry Farm. Relocated to the Elmira College Campus in 1952.
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Mark Twain's Study on the Elmira College Campus. The study was relocated from Quarry Farm to the campus in 1952.
MasonicTemple(1909PC) REFW
Masonic Temple. Lake St. at corner of E. Market St. (postmarked 1909)
MasonicTemple(1917PC) REFW
Masonic Temple. Lake St. at corner of E. Market St. (postmarked 1917)
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Masonic Temple. Lake St. at corner of E. Market St.
MayorDanielSheehansResidence-LaterToBeChristmasHouse(1912PC) REFW
Maple Ave. residence of Mayor Daniel Sheehan... currently the "Christmas House". (postmarked 1912)
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Morrow Manufacturing Co.
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Mount Savior Benedictine Monastery
MozartTheater-ElksClub-MasonicBldg(1921PC)-B REFW
Mozart Theater, Elks Club, Masonic Building (postmarked 1921)
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New Bridge at Rorick's Glen (postmarked 1910)
Tuttle Mills
Mr. Stephen Tuttle came to Newtown (Elmira) in 1818. Together with Mr. Guy Maxwell he built the Tuttle Mills near the mouth of Newtown Creek. The mills later became known as the Arnot Mills. Mr. Tuttle owned all of the land between the mill and the city and later donated much of the land to the city.
NewtownCreek-FootOfWater(1913PC)-B REFW
Newtown Creek, Foot of E. Water St.(postmarked 1913)
NewtownCreekBridgeAndDam(1920PC) REFW
Newtown Creek Bridge and Dam (postmarked 1920)
ParkChurch(1924PC)-B REFW
Park Church (postmarked 1924)
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Park Church
ParleyCoburn-GeorgeMDiven(PC) REFW
Parley Coburn and George M. Diven Schools
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Philo National Poultry Institute
PostOfficeAndCenturyClub(PC) REFW
US Post Office and Century Club
PowerHouse(1912PC) REFW
Power House (postmarked 1912)
RiversidePark(1913PC)-B REFW
Riverside Park (postmarked 1913)
RiversideParkPicnicPavailion(1917PC) REFW
RoadToFitchesBridge(PC) REFW
Road to Fitche's Bridge
RoricksGelnNight(PC) REFW
Rorick's Glen at Night
RoricksGlen(1906PC) REFW
Rorick's Glen (postmarked 1906)
RoricksGlen-ChildrensPlayground REFW
Children's Playground at Rorick's Glen
RoricksGlen-CircleSwingAndBridge(1908PC) REFW
Rorick's Glen - Circle Swing and Bridge (postmarked 1908)
RoricksGlen-OldMill(1910PC) REFW
Old Mill at Rorick's Glen (postmarked 1910)
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Bridge to Rorick's Glen
RoricksGlenRestaurant(1914PC) REFW
Rorick's Glen Restaurant (postmarked 1914)
RoricksGlenRiversideWalk(PC) REFW
Riverside walk at Rorick's Glen
RoricksGlenTheater(1905PC) REFW
Rorick's Glen Theater (postmarked 1905)
RoricksGlenTheater(1911PC) REFW
Rorick's Glen Theater (postmarked 1911)
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Rorick's Glen Theater
SeeleyCreekBridge(1908PC) REFW
Seeley Creek Bridge (postmarked 1908)
SoldiersPlotWoodlawnCemetery(1919PC) REFW
Soldiers Plot - Woodlawn Cemetery (postmarked 1919)
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Southside High School (postmarked 1926)
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Southside High School (postmarked 1930)
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Southside High School
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Spires of Elmira - Talitha Botsford
StarGazetteBldg(1913PC) REFW
Star-gazette Building (postmarked 1913)
StateReformatory(1906PC)( REFW
State Reformatory (postmarked 1906)
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State Reformatory
StateReformatory-BancroftRd(OldPC) REFW
State Reformatory
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State Reformatory - Dress Parade
StateReformatory-FieldDay(OldPC) REFW
State Reformatory - Field Day
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State Reformatory
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State Reformatory
StateReformatory03(PC)-B REFW
State Reformatory
St. Cecelia Church
St. Cecelia Church
Steele Memorial Library
Steele Memorial Library
Steele Memorial Library
Steele Memorial Library
Steele Memorial Libray
Steele Memorial Libray
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital - Nursing Home
St. Joseph's Hospital - Nursing Home
St. Mary's Church and Convent
St. Mary's Church and Convent
Strathmont-Fassett Homestead
Strathmont-Fassett Homestead
Sullivan's Monument
Sullivan's Monument
Sullivan's Monument
Sullivan's Monument
The Preacher and the Hanging Committee
The Preacher and the Hanging Committee
Trinity Church
Trinity Church
Tuberculosis Hospital
Tuberculosis Hospital
Victory Arch over N. Main St.
Victory Arch over N. Main St.
View from East Hill
View from East Hill
View from Harris Hill
View from Harris Hill
View from Indian Steps
View from Indian Steps
View from Mountain Top (Waverly Hill)
View from Mountain Top (Waverly Hill)
View from Sullivan Monument, Lookiing South
View from Sullivan Monument, Lookiing South
View from Waverly Hill, Looking South
View from Waverly Hill, Looking South
View from Waverly Hill, Looking South
View from Waverly Hill, Looking South
View from Waverly Hill, Looking South
View from Waverly Hill, Looking South
W. Water St, Looking East from N. Main St.
W. Water St, Looking East from N. Main St.
E. Water St, Looking West from Lake St.
E. Water St, Looking West from Lake St.
Water St, Looking West from Lake St.
Water St, Looking West from Lake St.
Water Toboggan at Fitches Bridge
Water Toboggan at Fitches Bridge
Waverly Hill
Waverly Hill
W. Church & Columbia Sts.
W. Church & Columbia Sts.
W. Church St., Looking East from Columbia St.
W. Church St., Looking East from Columbia St.
W. Church St.
W. Church St.
W. Water St., Near Walnut St.
W. Water St., Near Walnut St.
. W. Water St.
. W. Water St.
W. Water St.
W. Water St.
W. Water St., Looking East from N. Main St.
W. Water St., Looking East from N. Main St.
W. Water St., Looking East from near N. Main St.
W. Water St., Looking East from near N. Main St.
Water St, Looking West from Lake St.
Water St, Looking West from Lake St.
W. Water St., Looking East from near N. Main St.
W. Water St., Looking East from near N. Main St.
W. Water St., Looking East from N. Main St.
W. Water St., Looking East from N. Main St.
W. Water St., Looking West
W. Water St., Looking West
W. Water St., near Walnut St.
W. Water St., near Walnut St.
Wisner Park
Wisner Park
Wisner Park
Wisner Park
Wisner Park
Wisner Park
Wisner Park
Wisner Park
Wisner Park
Wisner Park
Womens Federation Building
Womens Federation Building
Womens Federation Building
Womens Federation Building
Woodlawn Cemetery, Confederate Soldier's Plot
Woodlawn Cemetery, Confederate Soldier's Plot
Woodlawn Memorial Chapel
Woodlawn Memorial Chapel
YMCA
YMCA
YMCA
YMCA
Lake St., Looking North
Lake St., Looking North
E. Water St., Looking West from Lake St.
E. Water St., Looking West from Lake St.
Rolling Mills, Grand Central Ave.
Rolling Mills, Grand Central Ave.
Chemung River Crossing near Waverly
Chemung River Crossing near Waverly
D.L. & W. RR Bridge
D.L. & W. RR Bridge
E. Water St., Looking West from near Lake St.
E. Water St., Looking West from near Lake St.
W. Water St., from Railroad Ave. Crossing
W. Water St., from Railroad Ave. Crossing
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Aerial view of Elmira
Aerial view of Elmira
American LaFrance
American Sales Book Co. - posted 1915
American Sales Book Co.
Armory
Armory and City Hall - posted 1911
Arnot Art Gallery - posted 1927
Arnot Art Gallery
Arnot Art Gallery
Arnot Ogden Hospital
Arnot Ogden Hospital - posted 1942
Arnot Ogden Hospital - posted 1949
Arnot Ogden Hospital - posted 1911
Beecher Monument - Wisner Park
View of Elmira from East Hill - posted 1907
View of Elmira from East Hill
Brand Homestead - posted 1910
Brand Park
Brand Park
Brand Park - posted 1910
Brand Pool - posted 1931
Brand Pool - posted 1938
Central Fire Station
Century Club
Chemung Canal Trust Co. - posted 1912
Chemung County Airport
Chemung River - near Mountain House
Chemung River - Lake St. Bridge
Chemung River - Rorick's Glen
Chemung River
Chemung River - bridge crossing near Waverly - posted 1919
Chemung River Dam - foot of Columbia St. - posted 1910
Chemung River - view from Main St. Bridge - posted 1908
Chemung River - near Rorick's Glen - posted 1909
Chemung River - near Rorick's Glen - posted 1913
View of Chemung Valley from the Newtown Battlefield Reservation
Church St. - looking west from Lake St.
City Hall & Armory - Church St. - posted 1906
City Hall & Armory - Church St. - posted 1907
County buildings - Lake St. - posted 1908
County buildings - Lake St.
County buildings and Gladke Park - Lake St. - posted 1916
County buildings - Lake St. - posted 1909
Courthouse & Post Office - posted 1906
Courthouse & Post Office - posted 1906
Courthouse & Post Office
D. L. & W Station. The first Lackawanna Railroad Passenger Train reached Elmira on April 3, 1882. This Lackawanna Station was built between Lake St. and E. Washington Ave. in 1913, and abandoned in 1959. The Lackawanna and Erie tracks were consolidated on September 1, 1959. Passenger service was terminated in 1970.
D. L. & W Station. The first Lackawanna Railroad Passenger Train reached Elmira on April 3, 1882. This Lackawanna Station was built between Lake St. and E. Washington Ave. in 1913, and abandoned in 1959. The Lackawanna and Erie tracks were consolidated on September 1, 1959. Passenger service was terminated in 1970.
E. Church St.
E. Water St.
E. Water St. - circa 1928.
E. Water St. - Looking from Railroad Ave. (posted 1924)
E. Water St. - Looking from the Railroad crossing (posted 1919)
E. Water St. - Looking West from Lake St. (posted 1915)
Eldridge Park - (posted 1910)
Eldridge Park - Boulevard through the park - (posted 1919)
Eldridge Park - Fountain & Lily pond
Eldridge Park - Lake Drive - (posted 1912)
Eldridge Park - Maid of the Mist Lake - (posted 1909)
Eldridge Park Pavilion - (posted 1912)
Eldridge Park
Elmira College - posted 1906
Elmira College
Elmira College - Carnegie Science Hall - posted 1913
Elmira College
Elmira College
Elmira College - Alumnae Hall
Elmira College - Carnegie Science Hall
Elmira College Library - posted 1945
Elmira Country Club
Elmira Free Academy
Elmira Free Academy
Elmira Free Academy
Elmira Free Academy
An Elmira parade
Erie Depot. - The Erie Railroad began serving Elmira in 1849. The Chemung Railroad connected Elmira and Watkins Glen in 1849, and the Williamsport and Elmira Railroad began operations in 1854. In the beginning, all of these railroads used the Union Station, as shown in this photo postcard taken in 1895. A short time afterwards the station became the Erie Railroad Station. It was closed to all passenger traffic in the 1970's.
First Baptist Church - posted 1913
First Presbyterian Church - posted 1908
First Baptist Church - South window - posted 1909
Fitch's Bridge - posted 1906
George M. Diven - Grammar School NO. 4
Gleason Health Resort - posted 1908
Grace Church
Grace Church
Grammar School No. 3 (predecessor to Parley Coburn) - posted 1911
Greetings from Elmira NY - posted 1952
Harris Hill Glider Field
Hedding Methodist Episcopal Church
Home for the Aged - posted 1914
Horseheads High School - posted 1913
Hotel Langwell - posted 1949
Hotel Rathbun - posted 1911
Hotel Rathbun - posted 1924
Howells Box Factory
Indian Earthworks, above Roricks Glen. An area used as a fortification by the Andaste (Susquehanas).
A triangular shaped area, protected on the north by a vertical drop to the Chemung River, on the southeast by a ravine and on the west by a palisade of sharpened logs plus a ditch. Smaller forts have been located on high points near Big Flats and Chemung. This Andaste group encompassed about 4,000 people, including some 800 warriors.
Iszards Department Store and Tea Room - corner of N. Main and Market Sts.
Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Company. - Judson St. Established in 1907 and expanded several times. Known for the manufacture of fire hydrants, water valves, and fittings. Family ownership ended in 1962 when it was sold to ITT Grinnell Corp. of Providence, RI.
Elmira Knitting Mills - Prescott Ave. in Elmira Heights. Established in 1893 and remained in operation until 1963. To encourage young girls to work there, the company built the Conewawah Inn just across the street, on the corner of Prescott Ave and E. 18th St. A matron was on hand, and room and board were reasonably priced.
D. L. & W Station. The first Lackawanna Railroad Passenger Train reached Elmira on April 3, 1882. This Lackawanna Station was built between Lake St. and E. Washington Ave. in 1913, and abandoned in 1959. The Lackawanna and Erie tracks were consolidated on September 1, 1959. Passenger service was terminated in 1970.
Looking up Lake St. from W. Water St. - Obvious is the signal tower in the middle of the intersection, with the traffic lights beneath the floor of the tower being controlled from person inside. Not sure if it was manned by the Transit Authority or the Police Department.
Looking up Lake St. from W. Water St.
Looking up Lake St. from W. Water St.
Looking up Lake St. from W. Water St. - A Transit Authority officer directs traffic.
Looking up Lake St. from W. Water St. The man standing at the center of the intersection with his back to the camera is a Policeman, directing traffic. The man behind and to his right is wearing a "Transit Authority" uniform. - On the right side of Lake St were the Elmira Advertiser, Flynn's Cigar Store and the Enright & Lazarus Saloon. On the left were Barker, Rose, & Clinton Hardware, Queen City Hotel and the William F. Maurer Saloon & Restaurant.
Looking south along Lake St. from Wisner Park. Mark Twain Hotel on the left. Lake St. Bridge on the far right.
Lake St. Bridge - posted 1907
Lake St. Bridge. - The bridge in this postcard was built in 1905 and replaced in 1961. During the time the 1905 bridge was being built, pedestrian traffic crossed the river on a wooden structure located upriver. The base was concrete covered with paving brick. The buildings across the river were the John Brand Co. and F.M. Howell Co.
Lake St. Bridge
Lyceum Theater - The business section of Elmira was threatened with destruction by fire on the night of Sunday, March 6, 1904, when two theaters and six stores were burned, and other business property was damaged by fire, the total property loss amounting to about $175,000 - $200,000.
It is not known positively whether the fire originated in the Lyceum Theater on the corner of Lake and Carroll Sts., or in the tobacco factory occupying the store underneath. The Lyceum Theater block soon collapsed and the flames spread westward along Carroll street to other buildings, the fire running across the tops of the adjoining structures. The fire continued to burn for several hours, and falling walls did considerable damage to buildings not seriously affected by the fire itself.
Main & Water Sts., looking north up Main St. - A view taken in 1932, the year the Gorton Coy Building on the NE corner was completed. On the left side of the street were A.F. Werdenberg Co., Thrifty Dry Cleaners, J.C. Penney (Snyder Building), Elmira Arms, Buell Floral Co., Schweppe Building, Colonial Theater, French Shop Ladies Wear, Edgecomb's Furniture, Bedrosians Bros., and Montgomery Ward. On the right side of the street were Elenor K. Footwear Co., Murphy's Haberdasher, Karmelkorn Shop, Franklin Crayton, George Knietsch Bookstore & Lester Gamble Optician, Hudosn Shoe Co., Wright Electric Co., Federal Bake Shop & Simon P. Sheridan Tailor, F.W. Woolworth Co., John W. Robertson & Van Nort Pharmacy, S.F. Iszard and Co., and Mark Twain Hotel.
Looking east down E. Water St. from the foot of Lake St.
The trolley car ride to Rorick's Glen was always the signal that a good time was in store for all involved. The ride began in a busy part of the city.
The store on the left in the photograph (NW corner of Main & Water Streets) is Werdenberg's Inc., founded in 1898 by Andrew F. Werdenberg with a partner, Mr. Milton Cisco. In 1903, Mr. A. D. Merrill and Mr. Arthur Burt joined the company.
The building on the opposite (NE) corner was occupied by Mr. Thomas Routledge, Jeweler; it was replaced in 1932 by the Gorton Coy Building. The company began in 1916 when Mr. Warren A. Gorton of Batavia purchased TYhe Fashion Shop of Mr. E. N. Crandall. The store closed in the 1970's.
This corner was the location of the Tavern House (Franklin House). later it was known as the Higgins Blockl and the Padgett Block.
The trolley car of the Elmira Water Light and Railway Company was called the "Setback" and it ran from the Rorick's Glen Loop to the end of the line at Clark's Glen. In this three-car arrangement,the powered trolley car pulled the two powerless former horse-drawn cars.
Looking north up Main St. from W. Water St. - posted in 1919.
Main St. Bridge
Main St. Bridge
Main St. Bridge
Quarry Farm. For over twenty years, Samuel Clemens and his family summered at Quarry Farm, the home of his sister-in-law Susan and her husband Theodore Crane. During his summers at Quarry Farm, Clemens, known to readers as Mark Twain, wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and many other of his most important works.
Quarry Farm. For over twenty years, Samuel Clemens and his family summered at Quarry Farm, the home of his sister-in-law Susan and her husband Theodore Crane. During his summers at Quarry Farm, Clemens, known to readers as Mark Twain, wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and many other of his most important works.
Quarry Farm. For over twenty years, Samuel Clemens and his family summered at Quarry Farm, the home of his sister-in-law Susan and her husband Theodore Crane. During his summers at Quarry Farm, Clemens, known to readers as Mark Twain, wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and many other of his most important works.
Mark Twain Hotel. Elmira's largest hotel, the Mark Twain opened in 1929, with a six-story addition being built in 1939. The hotel offered excellent accommodations and sumptuous meals for nearly half a century . A number of groups and organizations held conventions at the hotel, and area high schools held their proms there. Long the center piece of downtown Elmira.
Mark Twain Hotel. Elmira's largest hotel, the Mark Twain opened in 1929, with a six-story addition being built in 1939. The hotel offered excellent accommodations and sumptuous meals for nearly half a century . A number of groups and organizations held conventions at the hotel, and area high schools held their proms there. Long the center piece of downtown Elmira.
Mark Twain Hotel. Elmira's largest hotel, the Mark Twain opened in 1929, with a six-story addition being built in 1939. The hotel offered excellent accommodations and sumptuous meals for nearly half a century . A number of groups and organizations held conventions at the hotel, and area high schools held their proms there. Long the center piece of downtown Elmira.
Mark Twain Hotel. Elmira's largest hotel, the Mark Twain opened in 1929, with a six-story addition being built in 1939. The hotel offered excellent accommodations and sumptuous meals for nearly half a century . A number of groups and organizations held conventions at the hotel, and area high schools held their proms there. Long the center piece of downtown Elmira.
Mark Twain Hotel. Elmira's largest hotel, the Mark Twain opened in 1929, with a six-story addition being built in 1939. The hotel offered excellent accommodations and sumptuous meals for nearly half a century . A number of groups and organizations held conventions at the hotel, and area high schools held their proms there. Long the center piece of downtown Elmira.
Mark Twain's Study on Quarry Farm. Relocated to the Elmira College Campus in 1952.
Mark Twain's Study on the Elmira College Campus. The study was relocated from Quarry Farm to the campus in 1952.
Masonic Temple. Lake St. at corner of E. Market St. (postmarked 1909)
Masonic Temple. Lake St. at corner of E. Market St. (postmarked 1917)
Masonic Temple. Lake St. at corner of E. Market St.
Maple Ave. residence of Mayor Daniel Sheehan... currently the "Christmas House". (postmarked 1912)
Morrow Manufacturing Co.
Mount Savior Benedictine Monastery
Mozart Theater, Elks Club, Masonic Building (postmarked 1921)
New Bridge at Rorick's Glen (postmarked 1910)
Mr. Stephen Tuttle came to Newtown (Elmira) in 1818. Together with Mr. Guy Maxwell he built the Tuttle Mills near the mouth of Newtown Creek. The mills later became known as the Arnot Mills. Mr. Tuttle owned all of the land between the mill and the city and later donated much of the land to the city.
Newtown Creek, Foot of E. Water St.(postmarked 1913)
Newtown Creek Bridge and Dam (postmarked 1920)
Park Church (postmarked 1924)
Park Church
Parley Coburn and George M. Diven Schools
Philo National Poultry Institute
US Post Office and Century Club
Power House (postmarked 1912)
Riverside Park (postmarked 1913)
Road to Fitche's Bridge
Rorick's Glen at Night
Rorick's Glen (postmarked 1906)
Children's Playground at Rorick's Glen
Rorick's Glen - Circle Swing and Bridge (postmarked 1908)
Old Mill at Rorick's Glen (postmarked 1910)
Bridge to Rorick's Glen
Rorick's Glen Restaurant (postmarked 1914)
Riverside walk at Rorick's Glen
Rorick's Glen Theater (postmarked 1905)
Rorick's Glen Theater (postmarked 1911)
Rorick's Glen Theater
Seeley Creek Bridge (postmarked 1908)
Soldiers Plot - Woodlawn Cemetery (postmarked 1919)
Southside High School (postmarked 1926)
Southside High School (postmarked 1930)
Southside High School
Spires of Elmira - Talitha Botsford
Star-gazette Building (postmarked 1913)
State Reformatory (postmarked 1906)
State Reformatory
State Reformatory
State Reformatory - Dress Parade
State Reformatory - Field Day
State Reformatory
State Reformatory
State Reformatory
St. Cecelia Church
Steele Memorial Library
Steele Memorial Library
Steele Memorial Libray
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital - Nursing Home
St. Mary's Church and Convent
Strathmont-Fassett Homestead
Sullivan's Monument
Sullivan's Monument
The Preacher and the Hanging Committee
Trinity Church
Tuberculosis Hospital
Victory Arch over N. Main St.
View from East Hill
View from Harris Hill
View from Indian Steps
View from Mountain Top (Waverly Hill)
View from Sullivan Monument, Lookiing South
View from Waverly Hill, Looking South
View from Waverly Hill, Looking South
View from Waverly Hill, Looking South
W. Water St, Looking East from N. Main St.
E. Water St, Looking West from Lake St.
Water St, Looking West from Lake St.
Water Toboggan at Fitches Bridge
Waverly Hill
W. Church & Columbia Sts.
W. Church St., Looking East from Columbia St.
W. Church St.
W. Water St., Near Walnut St.
. W. Water St.
W. Water St.
W. Water St., Looking East from N. Main St.
W. Water St., Looking East from near N. Main St.
Water St, Looking West from Lake St.
W. Water St., Looking East from near N. Main St.
W. Water St., Looking East from N. Main St.
W. Water St., Looking West
W. Water St., near Walnut St.
Wisner Park
Wisner Park
Wisner Park
Wisner Park
Wisner Park
Womens Federation Building
Womens Federation Building
Woodlawn Cemetery, Confederate Soldier's Plot
Woodlawn Memorial Chapel
YMCA
YMCA
Lake St., Looking North
E. Water St., Looking West from Lake St.
Rolling Mills, Grand Central Ave.
Chemung River Crossing near Waverly
D.L. & W. RR Bridge
E. Water St., Looking West from near Lake St.
W. Water St., from Railroad Ave. Crossing