Canal equipment inventories B1795

Canal equipment inventories

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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 cards documenting inventories of equipment used in all operational aspects of the New York State Barge Canal System. Cards include specific details on item types, makes, models, where equipment was used on the canals, equipment life cycles, and dates of equipment operation.

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance

Title:

Canal equipment inventories

Quantity:

2 cubic feet

(ca. 3000 cards)

Inclusive Dates:

1940-1990

Bulk Dates:

(bulk 1969

Series Number:

B1795

Arrangement

Numerical by canal region, then roughly numerical by item identification number.

Scope and Content Note

This series, consisting of printed cards, documents inventories of equipment used in all operational aspects of the New York State Barge Canal System. Cards include specific details on item types, makes, models, where equipment was used on the canals, equipment life cycles, and dates of equipment operation. The series is comprised of card sets from two separate surveys, the earlier from roughly 1940 through 1969 and a later inventory conducted in the early 1990s.