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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 annual reports prepared by various project engineers summarize work done by State prison inmates on construction and maintenance projects on State, county, and town roads during the period 1916 to 1921. Often attached to the report are photos depicting roads, bridge construction, and inmates from Clinton, Great Meadow, and Auburn prisoners at work or in a work camp.
Creator:
Title:
Engineers' reports to the state commissioner of highways on highway construction with prison labor
Quantity:

0.2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1916-1921
Series Number:
A3265