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!

BELOW:

Main and Market Street, Lewis and Company, Corbetts

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

c. 1941

P# 3977

BELOW:

Maxfield's at 5-7 Market Street

Potsdam, N.Y.

Alanna Conley photograph

BELOW:

ARLINGTON HOTEL, corner of Market Street and Main Street

Potsdam, N.Y.

c. 1965

P# 1929

BELOW:

Arlington Hotel, corner of Market and Main Streets, Potsdam, NY

2009

Emily Bradshaw Photograph

BELOW:

Masonic Temple, Elm Street, Potsdam, N.Y.

c. 1949

P# 3101

BELOW:

Masonic Temple, Elm Street, Potsdam, N.Y.

2009

Emily Bradshaw photograph

BELOW:

Potsdam Fire Station, corner of Main Street and Park Street, Potsdam, N.Y.

date unknown

P# 3777

BELOW:

Potsdam Fire Station, corner of Main Street and Park Street, Potsdam, N.Y.

2009

Alanna  Conley

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

Sept 23, 2009  Mimi Van Deusen ~ curator