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New York State Agricultural and Industrial School Glass Plate Negatives of New Facility


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
These negative photographs depict the New York State Agricultural and Industrial School's new facility at Industry, New York, which was completed in 1907. Most negatives provide views of: farm land; grounds; building interiors; physical facilities; and inmates, school officers, and visitors.
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Title:
Glass plate negatives of new facility
Quantity:

7 cubic feet

71 negatives

Inclusive Dates:
circa 1905-1920
Series Number:
A3120

Arrangement

Roughly alphabetical by subject.

Scope and Content Note

These negative photographs show the institution's new facility at Industry, New York. Transfer of the institution from the original Rochester site began in 1904 and was completed in 1907. Most negatives provide views of: farm land; grounds; building interiors; physical facilities; and inmates, school officers, and visitors. Box 1 contains 8" x 10" glass plate negatives, while all other boxes contain 11" x 14" glass plate negatives.

Alternate Formats Available

Microform is available at the New York State Archives through interlibrary loan.

Microfilm: 1 reel; 35mm.

Related Material

A1975 Photographs of Inmates, Staff, and Facilities, includes prints of a few of these negatives.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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Detailed Description

Contents Box

Accretion: A3120-78
Indoor scene with visitors 1
Visitors or staff outside building 1
Procession outside chapel 1
Building exterior 1
Inmates with horses, wagon, cows 1
Cottages 1
Cultivated fields 1
Inmate group on building steps 1
Building exterior 1
Cars outside building 1
Building with flagpole (administration building) 1
Fields under cultivation 2
Field with inmate in foreground 2
Cows in stalls 2
Partially cleared woods 3
Partially cleared woods 3
Partially cleared woods 3
Partially cleared woods 4
Marching band 4
Drill formation 4
Cadets in formation 5
Outdoor assembly 5
Furniture workshop 5
Carpentry shop 6
Carpentry shop 6
Home economics class 6
Blacksmith shop 7
Masonry shop 7
Shoe shop 7
Studio class 8
Science lab 8
Mechanical drawing room 8
Music classroom 9
Print shop 9
Geography classroom 9
Machine shop 10
Sewing shop 10
Blacksmith shop 10
Inmates in print shop 11
Interior of fieldhouse 11
Interior of gymnasium 11
Room with bars 12
Laundry room 12
Inmate bedroom 12
Staff dining room 13
Electric generator room 13
Machine room 13
Infirmary 14
Dormitory room 14
Boiler room 14
Dining hall 15
Beds 15
Furnace 15
Brick building 16
Brick building 16
Brick building 16
Brick buildings 17
Row of brick buildings 17
Cottage exterior 17
Cottage "Oatka" 18
Side view of cottage 18
Cottage "Irondequoit" 18
Distant view of cottages 19
Cottage under construction 19
Woodshed or barn 19
Barn 20
Barn with haystack 20
Barn and outbuildings 20
Inmate cadets on building steps 21
Building with visitors 21
Distance view 21