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Abstract:
Approximately 1000 aerial photographs depict cities and villages in downstate counties from Dutchess County southward, including Long Island. There are also a a few from Ontario County. These may have been taken as part of a reclassification study initiated in 1963 to determine which highways should .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State University Construction Fund. Project Control and Initiation Unit
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These aerial photographs of State University of New York (SUNY) college and university campuses provided the Project Control and Initiation Unit with visual information necessary for capital plans and surveying. Taken at approximately five year intervals between 1962-1981, the photos are of individual .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Resource Analysis Unit
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This series documents one of several regional transportation studies undertaken by New York State in compliance with the U.S. Federal Aid Highways Act of 1962. The series consists of 18" x 18" aerial photographs (scale 1:48,000) of Albany, Schenectady, Troy, and the Upper Hudson region taken in April .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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New York (State). Department of Commerce
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This map was published by the Department of Commerce to display scenic, economic, and historic sites of interest in the state. Entitled "New York The Empire State," it includes picture icons locating significant natural features, state parks, scenic areas, recreation/visitor and historic sites, museums, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc. New York office
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Series:
B1598
Dates:
1941-1957
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This series consists of photographic negatives and positive prints of low-altitude, oblique aerial views of a variety of New York State sites, produced by the New York office of Fairchild Aerial Surveys (a commercial firm) during the years 1946-1949, 1951, and 1957. The reason the photography was done .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation
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Series:
10700
Dates:
1949-1974, 1977-1987, 1993
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This series consists of aerial photograph negatives and prints and corresponding photographic indexes depicting the state's roads and highway system. The aerial photography which forms the basis for the index was contracted by the Department of Public Works and its successor, the Department of Transportation, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Office of Planning Services
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Series:
B1052
Dates:
1967-1974
Abstract:
These aerial photographs were taken to produce overlay maps for the LUNR and LRIS projects as part of a natural resource inventory in New York State. The base maps for the overlays were United States Geological Survey/New York State Department of Transportation quadrangle maps. The photographs document .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Office of Real Property Services. State-owned Lands Unit
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26,000 aerial photographs of state-owned forest lands including. of the Adirondack, Catskill , Allegany , and Palisades parks, and Southern Tier counties. Used to determine boundaries of forest lands and forest types for the appraisal of taxable forest lands, the. ordinary film depicts foliage uniformly .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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New York (State). Hudson River Valley Commission
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Series:
A1115
Dates:
1965-1979
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The series consists of the correspondence and subject files of the Hudson River Valley Commission, which was set up by order of Governor Rockefeller in 1965 for the purpose of conducting a study of the scenic and cultural resources of the Hudson River Valley. The series includes project review logs, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State Economic Development Board
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Series:
B1109
Dates:
1968-1977
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The bulk of this series consists of area and point data overlay maps produced for land use analysis and planning by government and private planning, development, and conservation agencies. Area data overlays provide outlines of major land use categories including agricultural; commercial/industrial .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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New York (State). St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission
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The St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission had responsibilities for the preservation, protection, development, and use of the unique natural resources of the St. Lawrence River Valley and the lands adjacent to Lake Ontario's eastern shores, an area bordering St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Oswego, and Cayuga .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Thomas Indian School
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The series consists of black and white photographs depicting children and staff of Thomas Indian School at work and recreation in such activities as school exercises, team sports, farming and gardening, and Indian Boy and Girl Scouts..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
The series consists of plans, correspondence, graphs, and maps relating to arterial highway planning in 38 cities throughout New York. It was the state's intention to integrate arterial highways in the state highway system and cost share with the federal government for the construction and maintenance .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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