This image comes from the Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection, available through memory.loc.gov.
Photographer Marjory Collins took this photo in Oswego in June, 1943.
Click inside to see the full image.
Fred Kent sends in this week page from the visual history books. Meet the 1959 Hannibal Warrior baseball team. Fred wants you to see these young men and hopes you’ll “oil the old ball glove” and come play in the Old Timers’ Game on Sunday. Fred’s looking for players for this weekend’s game. More about the weekend’s events, and how you can join the game, after the click.
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From the Library of Congress’s collection, five views of the former Public Market Building along the Oswego River in Oswego.
The photos were taken in the 1960s and appear to show the strip of buildings that front Bridge St. and end with Old City Hall. More photos inside.
Our glimpse of local history this week takes us to 1903 for an image from the Library of Congress’s collection.
It’s a map of Fulton from that year. The Library of Congress believes the map was printed by A. E. Worden. It shows some of the businesses active in the city at the time.
Click inside to see the full-sized map, ringed with ads for some of the era’s local businesses.
Today’s view of local history comes from Linda Goodness, who wants to mark the 75th anniversary of Oswego’s City Band with this photo from the archives. Click inside to get some of the band’s story.
This week, we’ve got a page from Fulton’s ethnic past. Meet the White Eagle Polish Band. Archivist Tom Tryniski shares this photo from his amazing FultonHistory.com. Want to know who’s in the band? Click the story to see the names.
Archivist Tom Tryniski of the excellent FultonHistory.com takes us this week back to 1950, and the opening of the Polish Home in Fulton. They celebrated with ethnic dancing. Click inside to see another photo and the names of all of the dancers.
This week, archivist Tom Tryniski takes us back more than a century to see the old Fulton Water Works. Visit Tom’s website, FultonHistory.com, for a rich trip through the decades.
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