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Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
Lantern slides were compiled, mostly between 1911 and 1939, 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
copies of printed lists, studies, and catalogs for ordering and using educational lantern slides loaned by the Division of
Visual Instruction to educators.
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Title:
Published study guides and lists of educational lantern slides
Quantity:
2.4 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
[ca. 1906-1934]
Series Number:
A3135
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