Off the Rails w/ the Wharton Brothers
in the Exhibit Hall at Tompkins Center for History and Culture on the Commons in downtown Ithaca.
This new multimedia installation complements The History Center's Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: Buses, Boats, Bikes exhibit focused on transportation in Tompkins County. Off the Rails celebrates automobiles, aeroplanes, trolleys and more in the Wharton Studio's films and serials. Come see it, along with WSM's permanent exhibit, at the TCHC Wednesday-Saturday from 10am-6pm -- 110 N. Tioga St. on the Ithaca Commons.
Off the Rails w/ the Wharton Brothers was designed by Joe Lamarre at Uncommonplace and written by Roger Kimmel Smith. Thank you to WSM board member John Rockwell for some video editing!
Artifacts Wall - Southern Tier Welcome Center - 2017-present
Wharton Studio history is excited to be featured on the Artifacts Wall in the new Southern Tier Welcome Center on Interstate 81 in Kirkwood, NY, which opened this past fall after a large-scale renovation.
WSM's exhibit includes a black and white framed image of the Wharton, Inc. studio circa 1915, a small screen playing a clip from a silent film made in Ithaca and some text about Ithaca's silent film history. The Welcome Center focuses on NYS products, as well as history and destinations one can discover while visiting the region. Thank you to Empire State Development for including Central New York film history. Hope you will pop in to see the new center and WSM's exhibit on your travels on I-81!
Location: Southern Tier Welcome Center on Interstate 81 in Kirkwood, NY
