Rensselaer County Business, Commerce and Industry

Straw papermaking mills of the 19th century in Rensselaer County

1866 Business Directory for Troy, Lansingburgh, West Troy and Green Island

Boyd's New York State Directory 1872-1873, Troy Section, pages 1393-1416 - an alphabetical listing of all businesses, large and small - part of the Cornell University Making of America series (these are images; they are not digitally searchable, but they are fairly navigable)

Manufacturers and Industries in Rensselaer County besides those in Troy

Bayer aspirin plant - German investment in Rensselaer before World War I

J. B. Carr Chain Factory - two photos of the workforce, ca 1880

Cluett, Peabody & Co. - photo of Cluett workers, with names

Collar Making - how Troy's collar industry changed employment practices forever

Piano Making - Frederick Frickinger's piano factory of Schodack/Nassau

Snow White Laundry picnic - a group photo from the 1940s, with names

Business Invoices, 1930-1967, Troy