Student artwork on display at Cohoes Visitor Center

Students in grades four through 12 have created Artist Trading Cards that are on display at the Cohoes Visitors Center.

With the help of members from the Spindle City Historic Society, students have studied the historic trade cards of Cohoes. The trade cards dated back to the 1860s when Cohoes was a growing village. Many of the trade cards were from businesses on Remsen and Cayuga Street and served as a very common way of advertising a company's goods.

Students used elements from the historic trade cards as well as architecture found throughout Cohoes to create their own trade card. The cards will be on display at the Visitors Center through the end of January.