Cows on Main Among Historic Photos on Display at Rochester City Hall

There's a new, days-gone-by look inside the Rochester City Council chambers.

Rod Wilson, president of the Rochester-Avon Historical Society, unveiled a set of four historical photographs Monday that now hang inside the Rochester City Hall meeting room. The original images were postcards from 1899-1920 and show scenes of Rochester's past. The society, in collaboration with the Rochester Historical Commission, had the images enlarged and printed on canvas to hang in the meeting room.

They are a hint of some of the historic relics to come from the two groups.

"It's interesting and exciting," Wilson told Rochester City Council members. "We're toying with the idea of putting a some large pictures behind you all."

He pointed toward the front of the room, where council members sit in a row.

"One could argue they would be much more interesting to look at," joked Mayor Jeff Cuthbertson.