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Charles Hayes was patient number 100 from 1914-1916 at the Mt. McGregor Sanitarium which was built by Metropolitan Life to hep curb the Tuberculosis epidemic. He describes a typical day as a patient, the surroundings and the dedication ceremony

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Photo of 17 employees, Ballston-Stillwater Knitting Co., Ballston Spa, 1937. Partially identified as follows: Mae Butler, Helen Flinton, Lois Butler, Mrs. Cox, Emma Kvashnak, Mildred Streifert, Ruth Heeney, Grace Knickerbocker, Laverne Frisbie

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An image of Grasso's Store on West Circular St., date unknown.

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Using a 1954 wagon, Grasso's has been selling Italian Ices around Saratoga Springs for almost 50 years.

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These images taken in Congress Park show the enormity of the three largest hotels in Saratoga Springs. Below Congress Hall is the Congress Spring pavilion. A small pond is near the pavilion.
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These are images of the piazza for the Grand Union Hotel. People are walking down the street, standing along the walkway and browsing the shops that proliferated on the ground floor of the hotel.
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These images depict the crowd listening to Gilmore's Band while sitting on the front piazza of the Grand Union Hotel. People are seated in chairs and standing as they listened. Traffic on Broadway flows by. The band members are seated and are holding…
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These images of the parlor of the Grand Union are quite bright in terms of lighting. The floor to ceiling windows have white draperies and shutters. Every other window now has a mirror. The ceiling is painted white. The furniture is more sparse and…
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These are images of the parlor at the Grand Union Hotel. The ceiling of the large room has been painted and stenciled. Dark, heavy valances are hung over the windows. The chandeliers have cup shaped globes and the ceiling fixtures are recessed. On…
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