A history of Corning,
since 1796
Postcards, papers and photographs of Corning from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first settlement in the town of Corning was made near the site of the future city in 1796. The community was incorporated as a village in 1848. Corning was incorporated as a city in 1890. As the glass industry developed, Corning became known as the "Crystal City" which was supported by companies such as Hawkes, Sinclair, and Hunt - which produced some of the finest American Brilliant Period cut glass between 1880 and 1915.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Corning’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 view1869 George Washington Bank Note, 1869: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Corning, decade by decade
![[Amateur Snapshot Album]](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/11780/9fcdfcdc50686e37e5f9-s.jpg)
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1869 George Washington Bank Note (1869) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (9) and the Library of Congress (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.