Industries -- New York (State) -- Rochester
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Fanny Farmer Candy Box
Item — Object 1
Identifier: 2014-061
Scope and Content Note
The Fanny Farmer candy company operated in Rochester, New York from 1919 to 1967. This collection consists of a First Edition candy box illustrated with Beatrix Potter-named rabbits with Easter eggs on sides, rabbit in watering can on front. The illustrations are not Beatrix Potter but in a distinct 1950s style. Produced by Fanny Farmer Studios.
Dates:
1950
Found in:
Local History & Genealogy Division
Kimball Tobacco Company Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-028
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of ephemera from W. S. Kimball & Company,a major Rochester, New York tobacco products manufacturer. The company is possibly best remembered for its once-landmark factory, the smokestack of which was capped with the statue of Mercury now atop the Aqueduct Building. The items in this collection were recovered from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the building at the time of its demolition in 1951. Materials in the collection include advertising pieces,...
Dates:
1880-1885
Found in:
Local History & Genealogy Division
Sub-series H: Research notes, 1937-1970
Sub-Series — Box 47-83
Abstract
This series is comprised of Rochester City Historian Blake McKelvey's research notes used to write his four volume history of Rochester, New York. The materials were assembled between 1937 and 1970. The series includes handwritten transcriptions of newspaper articles and journals; newspaper clippings, source and illustration citations, pamphlets, and notes.
Dates:
1937-1970