Finding Aid Search Results
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Creator:
New York (State). State Board of Charities
Title:
Series:
A1995
Dates:
1908-1909
Abstract:
These photographs of buildings and farm land show the site proposed for the New York State Training School for Boys in Yorktown Heights. These may have been used by the or for a report on needed buildings and improvements. Never executed, the proposed schoolwas intended to replace the New York House .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets. Division of Agricultural Promotion Services
Title:
Series:
14457
Dates:
1913-1975
Abstract:
Photographic prints and negatives of images used for Department publications. Images include crop cultivation, harvesting, and processing; livestock care and inspection; promotional events and meetings; and portraits of Department officials. Laboratories, cattle, beekeeping, onion and lettuce cultivation, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Law
Title:
Series:
A0536
Dates:
1927-1929
Abstract:
This series consists of one volume of black and white photographic prints depicting construction of the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building in Albany, New York. The images span the entire course of the project from groundbreaking in February of 1927 to completion of the building in January of 1929. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
New York (State). State Board of Charities
Abstract:
These disbound volumes contain photographs and lithographs of state charitable institutions such as asylums, hospitals, dispensaries and orphanages. Images are mostly of building exterior views, with occasional floor plans and interior views. Most are captioned with the name and location of the institution. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Office of General Services. Public Information Office
Abstract:
This series consists of galley proofs of the 1982 edition of "The Executive Mansion in Albany" by Isabelle Savell, produced by the Office of General Services as a 40-page booklet for visitors to the Executive Mansion. Included are photographs of the Mansion's interior and exterior, prints of governors' .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
These photographs appear to have been submitted to the State Engineer and Surveyor by the Board of Consulting Engineers, a board of five civil engineers appointed to follow the progress of work on the canal system and to report on it to the State Engineer and Surveyor. Photographs show: canals; locks; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
7
Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Title:
Series:
A3029
Dates:
1911-1912
Abstract:
These glass plate negatives and prints depict views of conditions inside factories, usually showing workers in chemical, food, glass, clothing, and other industries. The images show inadequate ventilation or exhaust systems; dirt and animals contacting food products; unguarded machinery; overcrowding .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Abstract:
This series includes photographs, data cards, correspondence, a map and newspaper clippings giving information on marked and unmarked historic sites in the State by county and locality. The information was collected from local historians who responded to a 1922 request to catalog of historic sites..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
New York State Museum of Natural History
Abstract:
This series consists of photographs and printed descriptions of geologic features in Great Britain. Descriptions indicate the location, date of photograph, and explain the characteristics and origins of the feature depicted. A typed note in the album indicates that all photographs exist as lanternsl.........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Title:
Series:
A3161
Dates:
1880-1917
Abstract:
Original data slips, a collection listing, and some correspondence and photographs relate to the Benjamin W. Arnold Collection of Birds Eggs donated by Arnold to the State Museum in 1917. The small quantity of correspondence, 1908-1917, is between Arnold and other collectors and concerns the acquisition .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
Approximately 1000 aerial photographs depict cities and villages in downstate counties from Dutchess County southward, including Long Island. There are also a a few from Ontario County. These may have been taken as part of a reclassification study initiated in 1963 to determine which highways should .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Publications
Abstract:
These photographs were gathered for inclusion in Department publications. Subjects include: trees and vegetation; the Fairview Garden School in Yonkers, New York; orchards, fruit trees, and fruit, including a few pictures showing fruit pickers; Peckham's Pond, Harriman Road, and Central Valley Road; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York State Thruway Authority. Department of Public Information
Abstract:
This series includes film negatives and prints, grouped by Thruway Region, showing aerial, oblique views of Thruway interchanges and facilities. There are usually several views of each taken from different angles and distances.........
Repository:
New York State Archives
14
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Abstract:
These requisitions were submitted by the Department of Public Works, Division of Canals and Waterways, to the Department of Audit and Control. Requisitions were made for steel, lumber, gravel, pipe, machinery, and other heavy equipment and material. Each file contains bid proposals with detailed specifications .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
New York (State). Franklin Delano Roosevelt Centennial Commission. Executive Director's Office
Title:
Series:
B1002
Dates:
1981-1983
Abstract:
On October 14, 1981, Governor Hugh Carey issued Executive Order #110 calling for a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The subject files from the Executive Director's Office of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Centennial Commission contain minutes, correspondence, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
16
Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works. Assistant Superintendent's Office
Title:
Series:
B1021
Dates:
1900
Abstract:
This is a series of photographs, circa 1900, of culverts, places where water passes below the Canal, on the Western Division of the Erie Canal..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
17
Creator:
New York (State). Commission on Cultural Resources
Title:
Series:
B1056
Dates:
[approximately 1970]
Abstract:
This series consists of 12 photographs that were used in presentation portfolios by the Commission on Cultural Resources. The photographs were specifically selected for possible use in Commission publications..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
18
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Abstract:
These files document the placement, with State financial aid, of hundreds of bronze tablets commemorating sites of historical significance in the colonial, revolutionary, or state formative periods. The files include financial application, historical importance of site, structure, person, or event commemorated .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
19
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Commerce
Abstract:
This series consists of correspondence and memorandums; press releases and newspaper clippings; legislative proposals; reports and studies; publications and brochures; and photographs and posters documenting the Department of Commerce's role in hosting the 1980 Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid, New .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
20
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Title:
Series:
A0245
Dates:
1936-1963
Abstract:
This series contains film negatives and photographic prints of historic sites, buildings, bridges, statues, monuments, and a few persons of statewide or local significance. It apparently contains interfiled photographs resulting from several projects to document historic sites in New York State. The .........
Repository:
New York State Archives