Spring 2009 ~ Photography teacher, Mrs. Sutter, and museum curator, Mimi Van Deusen, worked together to create a project with students at Potsdam High School's  Advance Photography class to utilize the museum archives and the students digital photography skills for a little history and alot of fun for all to explore the changes in Potsdam landscapes.

Students were assigned a collection of photographs and sent out on the streets to recreate the scene. The idea is to stand at the exact location getting the correct view in the image. The students did a great job!

Many thanks to Mrs. Sutter and her students and thanks to Dave Martin, the volunteer who scanned the 5,000 images in the museum's photo archives!

Above: Main and Market Street / Lewis and Company & Corbett's

            The Cox Building, 5-7 Market Street taken from Main Street

            c. 1941 / P3977

Below: Photograph by Alanna Conley / 2009

Above: Arlington Hotel / Corner: Market and Main Streets / c.1965 / P1929

Below: Photograph by Emily Bradshaw / 2009

Above: Masonic Temple / Elm Street / c.1949 / P3101

Photograph by Emily Bradshaw / 2009

Above: Civic Center / Park Street / c.1935 / P7 

Below: Photograph by Jessa Toth / 2009 / DSC_0149

Above: Presbyterian Church / Corner: Lawrence Avenue and Elm Street / c.1940 / P3245

Below: Photograph by Jessa Toth / 2009 / DSC_0149

Above: Market & Water Streets from Fall Island / c.1921 / P333

Below: Photograph by Emily Bradshaw / 2009 / DSC_0119

this page is in progress...thank you for your patience!

Sept 23, 2009  Mimi Van Deusen ~ curator