Research

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New York State Thruway Authority. Department of Public Information

 

 

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This series includes film negatives and prints, grouped by Thruway Region, showing aerial, oblique views of Thruway interchanges and facilities. There are usually several views of each taken from different angles and distances.........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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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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New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

 

 

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This series contains film negatives and photographic prints of historic sites, buildings, bridges, statues, monuments, and a few persons of statewide or local significance. It apparently contains interfiled photographs resulting from several projects to document historic sites in New York State. The .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Publications

 

 

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The photographic negatives in this series were created by the Education Department for department publications and to document departmental functions. Sample subjects include: Education Department staff; Board of Regents; visitors to the Education Department; materials held by the New York State Library; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Motion Picture Division

 

 

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These records were apparently generated by the Motion Picture Division in order to gather background data on the activities of other censorship boards on questionable films, on court opinions regarding freedom of expression, about various motion picture associations and unions that advocated freedom .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction

 

 

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Lantern slides were compiled as instructional aids for the public school curriculum. More than 20,000 unique images dating from 1856-1939 document a wide variety of subjects, including New York State, North American and world geography, history, natural sciences, fine arts, trades, industries, education, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

 

 

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These files include records from departmental inquiries into the operation of the State Museum. Various reports, correspondence, photographs and background notes provide detailed information on the museum's functions and needs. Also included are planning documents, including plot and floor plans for .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Highways

 

 

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These photographs show damaged roads in eastern upstate New York; machinery used to construct or resurface roads; work in progress; roads before and after repair; various road surfaces like macadam or concrete; road signs; and automobile accidents. These were probably created by the Albany division .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

 

 

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Approximately 300 images depict mineral mines, quarries, cement plants, terra cotta factories, and stone crushing plants; natural features of specific communities; industrial development; geologic formations; and geological exhibits. Many were made by Geological Survey geologists to illustrate State .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Public Works. Division of Engineering

 

 

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These negative photographs were taken for use in settling Court of Claims litigation such as State contracts for the construction of highways, buildings, and other structures; appropriation of land and water; employee negligence; damages due to defects in the State's highway system. The negatives are .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of about 255 color slides, 200 color and black-and-white prints, and 200 negatives. The images include exterior and interior shots, as well as inmate activities and facilities at Albion including religious services, classes (sewing, cooking, etc.), recreational activities, and medical .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Matteawan State Hospital

 

 

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Records contain fingerprints, photographs and negatives, DCI or NYSIIS criminal record, FBI criminal record, Bertillion Records, other non-probationary criminal records. Files are only for inmates sent to Matteawan. These records are related to inmate case files..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Dannemora State Hospital

 

 

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These files contain certificates of recovery, statements of transfer, negatives of photographs, inventories of inmates' possessions, applications for writs of habeas corpus, inmate correspondence, newspaper clippings, and orders for withdrawal of writs of habeas corpus. These files were generated by .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

 

 

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This series consists of photographs of observances of the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution held throughout the state. The photographs show reenactments of battles, plays, and other pageantry; pageant organizers, participants, and spectators; placement of historical markers; scenes of pageant .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Office of Planning Services

 

 

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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). Education Department. Commissioner's Office

 

 

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Repository:  

New York State Archives