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Pictures From Days Gone By



Postcards and photos from local collections offer a glimpse into the past.  We thank the generous contributors of these images; sources are shown below each picture.  If you know of pictures we could add to this archive, please contact us. Click on each image for a larger view.


         
Trolley Station open 1906 Trolley Station and Opera House, circa 1916, Palmyra, NY Trolley Station and Opera House Trolley Station and Post Office Palmyra Trolley Station Laundromat
Opening Day of the Trolley Station
June 23, 1906
(R. Lowe)
Trolley Station - 1916
(I. Gellatly)
Trolley Station - 1917
(R. Lowe)
Trolley Station & Post Office
(R. Lowe)
former Trolley Station
(Wayne County: The Aesthetic Heritage)

         
Admiral Sampson Gun, Palmyra, NY Admiral Sampson Gun, Palmyra, NY, circa 1916 Admiral Sampson Gun, Palmyra, NY, circa 1916 Almirante Oquendo Admiral Sampson Gun, Palmyra, NY, circa 1916
Admiral Sampson Memorial Gun, in it's original location on Main Street.
(A. Lynch)
1916 - another view of the Sampson Gun prior to its relocation in the Village Park.
(R. Lowe)
1916 - color closeup of the Sampson Gun
(R. Lowe)
Wreck of the Almirante Oquendo - Battle of Santiago, Cuba; 1898. Spanish-American war ship Sampson Gun was salvaged from. Sampson Gun today in Village Park. More about the ship and guns here

         
Sampson Day 1899 Sampson Day Sampson Day celebration Adm. Sampson birthplace, Vienna Street Sampson schoolhouse
Sampson Day celebration, 1899
(R. Lowe)
Sampson Day celebration
(R.Lowe)
Sampson Day celebration from Fayette Street
(R. Lowe)
Admiral Sampson birthplace, Vienna Street
(R. Lowe)
Admiral Sampson schoolhouse
(R. Lowe)




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