Tupper Lake Goff-Nelson Memorial Library

41 Lake Street
Tupper Lake, NY 12986
Phone: 518-359-9421
Fax: 518-554-1019
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Tupper Lake Goff-Nelson Memorial Library

About

The Goff-Nelson Memorial Library in Tupper Lake was formed in 1914. Their library holdings include about 40,000 items and special collections on Adirondack history.

Tupper Lake Goff-Nelson Memorial Library is a member of the Northern New York Library Network.

Collections

Actors in "The Avalon" play

This series contains photographs that document various arts programs in Tupper Lake ranging from community drama, local music groups and school bands, arts and crafts, and theater.

First Trust Opening

This series contains photographs of several banks in Tupper Lake. Photographs include interior and exterior shots, grand openings, and bank officials from 1905 to approximately 1980.

View of Mt. Morris (Big Tupper) from a distance

This series contains photographs that document the various stages of Mt. Morris, or “Big Tupper,” as well as Big Tupper’s predecessor, SugarLoaf Ski Center.

First Barber Shop in Tupper Lake

The photographs in this series document a variety of businesses over Tupper Lake’s history from approximately 1880 to 2005.

Family Photo 1

This series includes a great number of photographs of various citizens from approximately 1860 to 2010 including candid pictures of individuals, group shots at various events.

St. Alphonsus Church Fire

This series includes photographs showing both natural and man-made disasters that occured in Tupper Lake from1899 to approximately 2010. This includes floods, fires, murder, car accidents, low water, and wind storms.

Group of firemen in uniform posing with fire truck out front of firehall at 21 High St.

The photographs in this series document the various emergency services in Tupper Lake from approximately 1921 to 2010.

Red apartment building at Wawbeek Ave and Lake Street intersection with a woman walking towards the lake.

This series includes various photos of housing in Tupper Lake from 1893 to approximately 2000 including apartment buildings, boarding houses, and individual homes and townhouses.

	 Man in crane bucket trimming snow covered branches around a telephone poll. Lots of snow on ground and road. Other trucks, cranes, and workers further down the road.

This series documents the various forms of infrastructure over Tupper Lake since approximately 1860 to the present day.

Photo of flower bed outside the front of the library with small bushes and flowers. Goff-Nelson sign on side of building also shown.

This series documents the history of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library from 1963 to approximately 2010. The series includes original construction during the 1970s, the addition of the children’s wing in 1999, and parking lot construction.

Two government officials in suits shake hands and exchange check.

This series contains images documenting the local government of Tupper Lake from approximately 1910 to 2010.

Tupper Lake High School Yearbook

This collection contains issues of the Tupper Lake High School yearbooks, as well as commencement programs and senior annuals, published between 1917 and 1978.

Tupper Lake Public Library Photograph Collection

This collection of photographs shows a wide variety of persons, natural landmarks, buildings, and other images of Tupper Lake and the surrounding area, dating between 1889 and 1997.