Rochester subway construction photographs collection

Content Description

Photographic archive of the construction of the subway in the City of Rochester from 1923 to 1925. The collection also includes a photographic album of Rochester, England's cathedral, a memorial book created for the widow of Mayor Van Zandt, a book of concepts and plans from 1925 for a proposed civic center for Rochester, a number of loose photos from the subway construction, and the spade used by Mayor Van Zandt to ceremonially begin the construction of the subway.

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased by the Rochester Public Library as a collection from the Simco Galleria antiques store in Canandaigua. The materials came to Simco after being discovered in the building of the Anderson Van Horn Insurance Company on South Main Street, Canandaigua. How they came to be in this building is unknown, though it is suspected that they may have been brought there by Mayor Van Zandt's son, who was connected with the insurance company..

Restrictions Apply

No