New York State Library Photographs of the Flushing Remonstrance

Held by the New York State Archives

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 photographic images of the Flushing Remonstrance taken before and after the New York State Capitol fire of 1911. Material includes 3 glass negatives of the Flushing Remonstrance taken before the fire; prints made from those negatives; and photographic prints of the Remonstrance, after it was repaired following the fire, but prior to its display in the New York State Freedom Train Exhibits (1950).

Creator:

New York State Library.

Title:

New York State Library photographs of the Flushing Remonstrance

Quantity:

0.25 cubic feet, 14 black and white photographs, 3 glass negatives.

Inclusive Dates:

circa 1910-1953

Series Number:

B1872

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of photographic images of the Flushing Remonstrance taken before and after the fire that destroyed much of the State Library on March 29, 1911. Material includes 3 glass negatives of the Flushing Remonstrance taken before the fire; prints made from those negatives; and photographic prints of the Remonstrance, after it was repaired following the fire, but prior to its display in the New York State Freedom Train Exhibits (1950).