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Abstract:
This series consists of daily and weekly reports and logs documenting the operation of Barge Canal Lock No.22 (Sylvan Beach). Daily reports contain detailed information on the number of daily lockages including time, direction of lockage, name or number of tugboat, and registration number. Weekly reports .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Committee on Canals of New York State
Abstract:
The Committee on Canals of New York State was a special body established by order of Governor Theodore Roosevelt in order to plan for the modernization of the state's canal system, culminating in the construction of the Barge Canal. Most of the correspondence found in this series was sent to and/or .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Transportation
Abstract:
The series consists of annual reports of the Department of Transportation and its predecessor agency, the Department of Public Works. Reports for some years are missing. Early reports typically include both narrative and exhaustive statistical information on department activities; later reports tend .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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Series:
B2544
Dates:
1901
Abstract:
These series consists of survey data from a 1901 report on the Barge Canal from the Hudson River to the Great Lakes by Edward Bond, the State Engineer and Surveyor, and a color map of the proposed alternatives of Cohoes and vicinity to accompany the report. The map was compiled from the surveys of the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
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Series:
B2545
Dates:
circa 1960-1990
Abstract:
This series contains subject files pertaining to canal administration, including correspondence, studies, reports, drawings, and photographs..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways. Syracuse Office
Abstract:
These records consist of appointment calendars of regional engineer Edson S. Barnes, head of the Syracuse Regional Office. Calendars contain daily travel schedules, which include detailed descriptions of work performed or to be completed on specific canal locations. Site measurements and statistics .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
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Series:
A3261
Dates:
1911-1914
Abstract:
Arranged by electrical inspector then chronologically, the series consists of reports to the Superintendent; correspondence from companies supplying machinery or parts; informational copies of letters to employees or companies; results of inspections (e.g. discovery of faulty equipment); canal water .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Abstract:
This series consists of a card file that apparently indexes documents relating to building and/or maintenance of the Oswego Canal, which ran from Syracuse to Oswego, New York. Most cards are undated and are pre-printed with the title "Barge Canal Field Books," They give canal name, contract number, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Series:
A4424
Dates:
1909-1936
Abstract:
This series consists of a card file, apparently incomplete, that indexes Barge Canal contract work and related documents. Almost all cards have a contract number at the top, along with an unidentified number at the left corner, which may be a field book or other type of document number..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Series:
A4426
Dates:
1905-1925
Abstract:
This series consists of a card file that indexes contracts, structures, and related appropriations for work on the Western Division of the Barge Canal. The file is arranged into eastern and western parts of the Western Division. Eastern section cards relate to many different contracts (numbers appear .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of accounts of payments made to companies on vouchers for equipment, supplies, materials, and services used on work done in the Western Division of the Barge Canal. Companies include parts manufacturers; insurers; foundries; carters; realtors/rental agents; tool and machine makers; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Series:
B1353
Dates:
approximately 1896-1974
Abstract:
This series consists of working copies of contract plans used by the Operations and Maintenance Division of the Department of Public Works and predecessor units. These "office copies" include attachments in the form of maps and plans detailing revisions and updates to original plans. Included are hydrologic .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
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Series:
B1354
Dates:
1914-1915
Abstract:
none
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Public Works. Office of the Superintendent
Abstract:
This series documents the construction, maintenance, and expansion of Section 3 of the Barge Canal until it was abolished, and reveals the working relationships of state government and private contractors. Also of interest is documentation of the Oswego-Waterford enlargement program. Records include .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). State Architect
Abstract:
This series consists of one architectural rendering depicting the Barge Canal Terminal 93 exterior and including visualization of commercial details such as wagons and horses, trucks, carts, workers, and canal boats..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
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Series:
B2422
Dates:
1902-1992
Abstract:
This series documents the Division of Waterways Maintenance regional waterways engineer's operation and maintenance of the Erie Barge Canal between Oneida Lake and the eastern portions of Montgomery County..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
The Barge Canal Terminal Commission studied the question of providing publicly controlled terminal facilities for New York State Canals. This series consists of linen plans and drawings depicting Barge Canal terminal locations and terminal construction specifications. Plans depict drawings and specifications .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc. New York office
Title:
Series:
B1771
Dates:
approximately 1969
Abstract:
This series consists of an original tempera on illustration board portraying fish in the New York State Barge Canal. The top of the painting announces, "Something fishy is going on in the New York State Barge Canal." Seven fish are displayed underwater: bass, dogfish, carp, walleye, sunfish, perch, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Abstract:
This series consists of index cards created by the Division of Canals and Waterways and its predecessor agencies to itemize and index individual machinery patterns for canal operation. Arranged by location and structure type, patterns typically encompass a broad range of objects, from complete bridges .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State Canal Corporation
Abstract:
This series consists of a variety of traffic related forms and paperwork recording activities at a canal lock. Statistics derived from the forms were used for budgeting, planning, and determining staffing patterns. Records include daily reports of passages, boats, and lockages; weekly reports of detained .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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