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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:
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, and schools. This series consists of glass plate negatives and
positive transparencies, plus a few film negatives, which were collected and reviewed for the possible use in the production
of educational lantern slides.
Creator:
Title:
Education Department Division of Visual Instruction negatives and positive transparencies of instructional photographic images
Quantity:
534 cubic feet
12000-15,000 glass plates and film negatives
Inclusive Dates:
1856-1939
Bulk Dates:
1911-1939
Series Number:
A3134
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