Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
These photographs, slides, and logs document the state transportation system, its structures, and state facilities created
by the Department of Public Works (1923-1967) and its successor agency, the Department of Transportation. Images depict bridge
and highway construction, canals repair and maintenance, and construction of state facilities. Some show employees and officials
or landscapes and historic sites. Album pictures depict bridges, waterways, grade crossings, accidents, highways, hospitals,
prisons, and schools. Some images document construction progress on the South Mall Project.
Creator:
Title:
Department of Transportation Graphic Arts Unit transportation and state facilities related photographs and photo logs
Quantity:
131.75 cubic feet
(circa 302380 items)
Inclusive Dates:
circa 1920-1980
Series Number:
17672