Schenectady, New York History in Pictures - Photographs by W. F. Dawson

These pictures are reproduced from a collection titled Early Photographs of Schenectady. Most of them were taken by W. F. Dawson. We believe the collection dates from about 1902. The originals are in the Schenectady Collection of the Schenectady County Public Library [Schdy R 974.744 E12].

The image file sizes are noted next to each link.

Plotterkill Falls (88K)

St. George's Episcopal Church (94K)

First Reformed Church (67K)

Union Classical Institute (97K)

Looking down Union Street (91K)

Looking down State Street (81K)

Old Yates House (83K)

Court House (79K)

Masonic Temple* (85K)

Church Street - the Indian Massacre started here (95K)

Union Street (85K)

Glen Sanders House, build 1713 (78K)

Attic of the Glen Sanders House, built 1713 (79K)

Old Scotia Bridge** (66K)

Site of the old fort [Statue of Lawrence with "Queen's New Fort" plaque] (91K)

On the Mohawk River (58K)

Erie Canal from Robson & Adee's Bookstore (69K)

State Street from the Canal Bridge (78K)

Mohawk River from Yates' Boat House (53K)

Ellis Hospital (68K)

State Armory (96K)

State Street Methodist Church (85K)

Union Avenue (87K)

South Dormitories, Union College (93K)

Nott Memorial, Union College (71K)

General Electric Works [partial view of exterior] (36K)

General Electric Works* office building (79K)

American Locomotive Works* [exterior] (43K)

American Locomotive Works* erecting floor (84K)

General Electric Works*, interior of building 10 (90K)

General Electric Works*, interior of building 16 (93K)

General Electric Works*, section of foundry (92K)

* Uncredited photo

** "Photo by Kettner"

Updated 11/15/99

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