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New York State Office of General Services Design and Construction Design Division Aerial Photographs and Drawings of New York State Buildings and Sites


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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:
This series consists of photographs and drawings of aerial views of New York State institutions. Most photographs document existing structures and planned construction. Some items include date of photography, flight height, camera used, lens focal length, and approximate index scale. Several photographs are unidentified.
Creator:
Title:
Aerial photographs and drawings of New York State buildings and sites
Quantity:

1.49 cubic feet

32 photographs; 4 plans; approximately 750 black and white negatives; 4 oversized folders

Inclusive Dates:
1886, 1949-1969, 1999
Series Number:
B1782

Arrangement

Alphabetical by institution name.

B1782-22: None

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of 32 photographs and four drawings depicting aerial views of New York State institutions. The majority of photographs were apparently produced for documenting existing structures and, as some photographs depict building sites, planning construction. Some items include date of photography, flight height, camera used, lens focal length, and approximate index scale. Ten photographs are unidentified.

B1782-17 This accretion consists of black and white negatives depicting numerous state sites and facilities including the Syracuse State Fair, prisons or correctional facilities, reformatories, Rome School for the Deaf, Batavia School for the Blind, the State Capitol, the State Court of Appeals, state office buildings, State Police Barracks, youth camps, and tuberculosis hospitals.

Related Material

16196 New York State Office of General Services South Mall Design Drawings

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

B1782-01: Partial item list available at the repository.

Acquisition Information

B1782-22: This accretion was transferred under RDA 16196 and 6778.

Access Restrictions

B1782-17 and B1782-21: There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

B1782-22: Folder 4 should be handled with assistance of an archivist. The item is oversized and may have a glass covering. It is currently secured with bubble wrap and tape.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box

Accretion: B1782-17
1969 Syracuse State Fair 1
undated Saratoga Springs Reservation 1
1969 Albion 1
1969 Attica Prison 1
1969 Auburn Prison 1
1969 Clinton Prison & Dannemora 1
1969 Catskill Reformatory 1
1969 Elmira Reformatory 1
1969 Great Meadow 1
1969 Greenhaven Prison 1
1969 Matteawan State Hospital 1
1969 Camp Monterey 1
1969 Camp Pharsalia 1
1969 West Coxsackie 1
1964 Sing Sing Prison 1
1969 Camp Summit 1
1969 Wallkill Prison 1
1969 Westfield State Farm 1
1969 Woodbourne 1
1969 Camp Georgetown 1
1964 Batavia School for the Blind 1
1964 Rome School for Deaf 1
1969 Camp Smith 1
1969 Capitol, Albany 1
1969 Court of Appeals, Albany 1
1969 Gov. A.E.S. - S.O.B. Albany 1
1969 Health S.O.B. & Lab., Albany 1
1969 South Mall - Construction 1
1969 Binghamton S.O.B. 1
1969 Harlem S.O.B. 1
1969 Rochester S.O.B. 1
1969 Utica State Office Building 1
1969 Watertown S.O.B. 1
1969 Gen W. A. Donovan S.O.B. Buffalo 1
1964 Buffalo State Office Building 1
1969 Syracuse S.O.B. 1
1969 South Mall Pumping Station 1
1969 State Police "A" - Batavia 1
1969 State Police "B" - Malone 1
1969 State Police "C" - Sidney 1
1969 State Police "E" - Canandaigua 1
1969 State Police "F" - Middletown 1
1969 State Police "G" - Loudonville 1
1969 State Police "D" - Oneida 1
1969 Rensselaerville Youth Camp 1
1969 Great Valley Youth Camp 1
1969 Brooktondale Youth Camp 1
1969 Masonville Youth Camp 1
1969 Annsville Youth Camp 1
1969 Guilderland Health Farm 1
1969 Homer Folks Hospital 1
1969 Mount Morris T.B. Hospital 1
1963 West Haverstraw 1
undated Raybrook T.B. Hospital 1
undated Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1
1969 Roswell Park, Springville 1