A history of Albion,
since 1875
Postcards, papers and photographs of Albion from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Town of Albion was created in 1875 by the division of the Town of Barre. The population in 1890 was 1,304.
Mount Albion Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Albion’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAlbion, New York (vicinity). Harv…, 1942: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Albion
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Albion, decade by decade
LOCAlbion, New York (vicinity). Harvesting tomatoes on Nesbitt…1942
LOCAlbion, New York (vicinity). Harvesting tomatoes on Nesbitt…1942
LOCAlbion, New York. The Friends of Richwood, West Virginia an…1942
LOCAlbion, New York (vicinity). Hazel Friend sweeping out her …1942
LOCAlbion, New York (vicinity). The Friends moving into their …1942
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Albion, New York (vici…19421990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Albion, New York (vicinity). Harvesting tomatoes on Nesbitt's farm (1942) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.