West Lake in Green

West Lake Street in Blue

New Hope

The South End of the Lake

Bruno August Wittkuhns was an engineer and inventor who came to the U.S. from Germany. In 1933, he founded a company specializing in testing products for reactions to vibration, impact and pressure — and building the machines to perform those tests.

About 1940, Wittkuhns, with his wife and children, began summering in Skaneateles. He did this painting, of the south end of the lake seen from the eastern shore, in 1944.

In 1953, Wittkuhns moved his company, now called L.A.B., to a new building on Onondaga St., bringing his workers and their families from New Jersey to the village.

This painting was a gift of Bruno Wittkuhns to the grandfather of David Furth of Skaneateles, the present owner.

St. Mary’s, with Priests

The original building of St. Mary’s of the Lake, which was destroyed by fire in 1926.

Thayer Park Pre-1901

Joel Thayer’s park prior to the 1901 expansion of the St. James’ sanctuary.