Abstract Frank Barbeau (1893-1983) was a local photographer that ran the Barbeau Photo Studio from 1915 to 1978. Throughout his career, he photographed hundreds of thousands of street scenes, businesses, people, and community events. This collection highlights daily life in Oswego, NY from the mid…
Abstract The Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter at Fort Ontario was a War Relocation Authority program founded in 1944 with the goal of temporarily sheltering victims of the Holocaust. In August of 1944, 982 refugees were ferried to Fort Ontario where they would be temporarily…