Visual and oral sources can provide primary source evidence. For example, try searching ArtStor for "day dress," and limiting the date range to 1880-1900.
Explore primary sources from from libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies around the world including artworks, photographs, publications, and other artifacts.
Historical newspapers and periodicals are great resources for finding out about details of a historical period that might not make it into the history books. How did people advertise for a wet nurse? How were early electrical appliances marketed?
The Chicago Tribune (1849-1999) offers full page and article images with searchable full text. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
The New York Times (1851-2020) offers full page and article images with searchable full text. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
When pursuing primary source research, it's often helpful to go to look at digital collections at libraries from the area you're researching, as they will often have the most substantial collections on their area. The collections below might be especially helpful for research on Saratoga Springs.