Research

Overview of the Records

Repository:

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

Summary:
The series consists of film (nitrate) negatives of canal sites and structures which represent the first general use of photography by the state's canal departments. The negatives were apparently prepared as part of a systematic documentation of structural problems with the canal, especially in the eastern division. The images are vital to the interpretation of the foundation materials and construction used for support of canal structures, especially at Schoharie Crossing.
Creator:
Title:
Photographic negatives of state canal sites and structures
Quantity:

1.5 cubic feet

ca. 200 negatives

Quantity:

200 photographic negative(s)

Inclusive Dates:
1893-1897
Series Number:
B1422