Guide to the Linda Champagne Slide Collection ( )

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1 Grems-Doolittle Library Schenectady County Historical Society 32 Washington Ave., Schenectady, NY (518) Guide to the Linda Champagne Slide Collection ( ) Creator: Champagne, Linda? (see Scope and Content Note) Accession Number: Extent:.33 cubic feet Source: Unknown Inclusive Dates: Access: Access to this collection is unrestricted. Abstract: The Linda Champagne Slide Collection is composed of slides possibly collected and/or created by Linda Champagne, Niskayuna town historian. The provenance of the collection and the context of its creation is unclear. Scope and Content Note: The Linda Champagne Slide Collection is composed of slides possibly collected and/or created by Linda Champagne, Niskayuna town historian. The provenance of the collection and the context of its creation is unclear. Slide subjects include broom corn and broom-making in Schenectady County in the nineteenth century, the Glen Sanders Mansion, slides of oil portraits painted by S.H. Sexton, and assorted slides related to the city of Schenectady. Organization Note: The collection is organized as follows: 1. Glen Sanders Mansion and furniture, Slides Broom Corn and Broom-Making in Schenectady in the Nineteenth Century 3. Oil Portraits by S.H. Sexton [and other artists] 4. Assorted Schenectady Slides Listed By/Date: Ann Aronson, September Finding Aid Updated By/Date: Melissa Tacke, 8 November 2011

2 Slide Listing: 1. Glen Sanders Mansion Slide No. Description 1 Mansion from Mohawk River side 2 Front door - decorations 3 back door 4 sitting room 5 fireplace 6 ladies in costume at kitchen fireplace 7 decorating the mantle 8 couple posing in Colonial period costume 9 two woman in Colonial period costume 10 two men - one in Colonial period costume, one in 1975 dress 11 man & woman at fireplace in Colonial period costume 12 exhibit discussion by colonialist man 13 reception for Colonial Afternoon at the Mansion 14 decorated room - Basement 15 ceiling - basement 16 corner detail - basement 17 unknown building 18 hope - linen chest wood 19 hope - linen chest at foot of wood 20 cradle 21 bed 22 piano 23 drop down desk w drawers 24 buffet 25 armoire 26 armoire 27 desk 28 linen chest - open 29 linen chest - open 30 desk 31 display case w/delft dishes 2. Brooms and Broom Corn in Schenectady Nineteenth Century Slide No. Description 1 broom corn broom - tied 2 broom corn holder 3 broom corn growing 4 tying broom 5 tying stalks of corn

3 6 readying the corn 7 tying the broom 8 readying the corn 9 growing broom corn 10 broom corn bent over to stop sap flow & make them brittle 11 broom corn bent over to stop sap flow & make them brittle 12 broom corn bent over to stop sap flow & make them brittle 13 woman cutting corn broom 14 wiring the bale or bundle 15 cutter on old wooden machine 16 putting the bales together 17 wiring machine 18 man describing the making of broom corn 19 man describing the making of broom corn 20 rotating cylinder w spikes known as a 'seed picker' 21 Priscilla Brewer sewing broom 22 demonstrating broom cutter 23 broom corn factory 24 broom corn factory 25 special broom on display 26 display of variety of corn brooms 27 round broom on display 28 round broom on display 29 display of flat brooms 30 display of corn broom varieties 31 display of corn broom varieties 32 display of corn broom varieties 33 woman holding broom 34 woman holding broom David F. Reese, Scotia - owned and planted corn on Hook Island. His buildings and factory on his farm became known as Reeseville Mohawk River - above Lock 8 37 Scotia - unknown area 38 unknown area 39 brush - from corn broom 40 Pipe and drum band 41 Whitmyer house 42 Whitmyer house Slide No. Description 1 Harmon Veeder 2 Dewitt Clinton 3 Countess Ruthuen 3. Oil Portraits by S.H. Sexton [and other artists]

4 4 Elizabeth Logue Van Santvoord 5 unknown 6 Colonel Rober Furman 7 Eve Visscher Van Guysung 8 Matilda Rosa Marselis 9 unknown 10 unknown 11 Jonathan Pearson 12 Horatio Walton 13 Ida Bigelow Dillenbeck 14 unknown 15 old Dutch Church in Schenectady 16 Catherine Mynderse 17 Countess Ruthuen 18 Countess Ruthuen 19 unknown 20 unknown 21 Catherine Mynderse 22 Catherine Mynderse 23 Colonel Rober Furman 24 unknown man 25 C. Wemple c ship by Hinchly 27 Mohawk Valley landscape - Sexton 28 unidentified woman - Sexton David Reesely E. Bridges First Reformed Church, Union & Church Schenectady 31 7 Dock St. 32 Stockade model - miniature 33 unknown man - tri corner hat 34 Joseph Yates painted by Ezra Ames 35 unknown man B&W 36 Nicholas Marselis - Sexton 4. Assorted Schenectady Slides Slide No. Description 1 Westinghouse improved grain thresher 2 early map w location of mills 3 early map of downtown State St. vicinity 4 map of Schenectady map of 4th ward map of section of SanseKill belonging to Dutch church 7 map of the city of Schenectady 8 parade 1963

5 9 parade old railroad station July old railroad station July old railroad station July Lerner Shop house - Union St. 15 St. John the Evangelist Church Hotel Foster - downtown Schenectady State St. Schenectady Union St Union St old Public Library Union St Union St Union St Union St Union St Union St Union St St. John's Rectory - Union St. 28 Carriage house to St. John the Evanglist Rectory St. John the Evangelist Church St. John the Evangelist Church house on Rt Galway 32 General Herkimer's House, Herkimer, NY 33 house in Vischer's Ferry, NY 34 Children's playground - Central Park 35 Children's playground - Central Park 36 Children's playground - Central Park 37 Central Park 38 Ellis Hospital 39 Ellis Hospital 40 unknown church interior 41 Union College dig Schenectady - Two Guys - motel I890 ramp 44 fountain -? Crescent Park 45 Veeder Pond and Mt. Pleasant Trolley Bridge destroyed Teller House 47 Cotton Factory Hollow from railroad(trolley) 48 dam of Craig's cotton factory in 1800's 49 Brandywine Mills 50 house in Stockade #10 51 house in Stockade 52 house in Stockade 53 house - corner North & Ferry

6 54 house - Stockade 55 Abraham Yates house 31 Front St N. Church St Strong St. - stone foundation - no mortar worker's house of Cotton Factory Strong St. stone under fireplace 59 reveloutionary relic house built c old Scotia bridge 61 entrance to old Freeman's Bridge 62 Scotia bridge 63 ice jam Feb Armory 2nd - old 65 railroad building Locomotive Club House old YMCA 68 old Library 69 City Hall & annex 70 First railroad station/depot - Crane St. 71 Schenectady RR power station 72 Schenectady RR power station 73 fire station No.2- lower State St. 74 Crescent Park 75 Court House 76 Mt. Pleasant viaduct 77 Vale Cemetery Wright Ave - Central Park 79 Central Park Casino - old 80 State St. Vendome from RR bridge 81 Armory - State St Van Curler opera 83 Hotel Edison 84 Evelyn Meleason & Hele Ginn Sept explosion at Bldg. #77 at GE March submarine Patterson 87 Schenectady Flower Garden 88 Schenectady Flower Garden 89 Schenectady Flower Garden 90 Schenectady Flower Garden 91 Schenectady Flower Garden 92 Schenectady Flower Garden 93 house -?Mabee 94 aftermath of winter house fire 95 Shaker information - Ann Lee (very dark) 96 Shaker house 97 Shaker round stone barn 98 Shaker village - Mt. Lebanon

7 99 dresser of Rev. John Sergeant, Stockbridge, MA 100 Shaker room 101 Shaker applesauce sign 102 Shaker vegetable seed sign 103 map of Plank Rd. 104 map of Plank Rd. 105 map of Plank Rd. 106 map of Plank Rd. 107 map of Plank Rd. 108 map of Plank Rd. 109 map of Schenectady - old 110 ledger 111 ledger 112 ledger 113 ledger 114 map of Plank Rd Washington Ave clock repair 117 clock repair 118 parade Liberty flag at First Reformed Church Liberty flag at First Reformed Church Liberty flag at First Reformed Church guests & speakers at Liberty flag ceremony 123 guests & speakers at Liberty flag ceremony 124 guests & speakers at Liberty flag ceremony 125 guests & speakers at Liberty flag ceremony 126 museum display cases 127 museum display cases 128 museum display cases 129 museum display cases - dark slide 130 museum display cases - dark slide 131 museum display cases - dark slide 132 museum display cases - dark slide 133 museum display cases - dark slide 134 Schenectady County Historical Society Schenectady County Historical Society Washington Ave Washington Ave Washington Ave Front St. 140 houses on Washington Ave house on Washington Ave Mohawk River - end of Washington Ave Mohawk River - looking across to Schonowee Ave, Scotia

8 144 Mohawk River - looking across to Schonowee Ave, Scotia 145 Mohawk River - Stockade side Mohawk River - Stockade side Historical Society - side door out of Vrooman Room Historical Society - side door out of Vrooman Room Western Gateway Bridge - Scotia 150 Western Gateway Bridge - Scotia 151 Jumpin Jack's flood Scotia Dutch Reformed Church steeple Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-on-Avon, Shakespeare's Monument 154 Washington & group painting 155 Washington & group painting 156 Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Lafayette Plaque Ceremony; May 20, Historical Society - new front porch 179 Historical Society - new front porch 180 Council of Churches - public service -choral group 181 Council of Churches - offices 182 Council of Churches - offices 183 Rev. James Beskin 184 meeting - Council of Churches 185 singing group 186 Schenectady County Office Building 187 Schenectady County Office Building 188 Schenectady County Office Building

9 189 Schenectady County Office Building 190 Ellis Hospital 191 building -? 192 house -? 193 Lawrence the Indian statue 194 Erie Canal Presentation 195 Erie Canal Presentation 196 Erie Canal Presentation 197 Erie Canal Presentation 198 Erie Canal Presentation 199 Erie Canal Presentation 200 Erie Canal Presentation 201 Erie Canal Presentation 202 Erie Canal Presentation 203 Erie Canal Presentation 204 Erie Canal Presentation 205 Erie Canal Presentation 206 Erie Canal Presentation 207 Erie Canal Presentation 208 Erie Canal Presentation 209 Erie Canal Presentation 210 Erie Canal Presentation 211 Erie Canal Presentation 212 Erie Canal Presentation 213 Erie Canal Presentation 214 Erie Canal Presentation 215 Erie Canal Presentation 216 Erie Canal Presentation 217 Erie Canal Presentation 218 Erie Canal Presentation 219 Erie Canal Presentation 220 Erie Canal Presentation 221 Erie Canal Presentation 222 Erie Canal Presentation 223 Erie Canal Presentation 224 Erie Canal Presentation 225 Erie Canal Presentation