New York State Engineer and Surveyor Barge Canal Construction Photographs
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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:
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; dams; bridges; piers; nearby buildings; damages needing repair; dredging,
excavation, repairs, and construction work in progress; culverts; and canal-specific fixtures (i.e., lights).
Creator:
Title:
Barge Canal construction photographs
Quantity:
Quantity:
23 35mm microfilm roll(s)
Inclusive Dates:
1905-1921
Series Number:
11833
Arrangement
Numerical by contract number, then chronological by date of photo and numerical by negative number.
11833-06: Numerical by negative number.
Scope and Content Note
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 were taken at the end of each month just before monthly cost estimates of work to be done
were made.
Photographs show: canals; locks; dams; bridges; piers; nearby buildings; damages needing repair; dredging, excavation, repairs,
and construction work in progress; culverts; and canal-specific fixtures (i.e., lights). Included are photographs of Barge
Canal terminal structures in Buffalo. Terminal images include most larger towns and cities seviced by the canal system, and
houses along the rights-of-way. Captions typed or written on most photographs provide: date of photograph; negative number;
contract number; and location.
11833-06: This accretion consists of microfilmed black and white photographs taken during the construction of the Barge Canal.
The Barge Canal was built between 1905 and 1918 throughout New York State. Most of these photographs concentrate on townships
along the canal in central and western New York State. The photographs show the construction of the canal, bridges, excavation
and embankments along the canal, buildings of the towns, locks, and dams. Each of the captions includes a brief description
of the photograph, the date the photograph was taken, the contract number, and the negative number. There are indexes to some
of the contracts mentioned included in the microfilm reels.
Alternate Formats Available
Items Online
High resolution images of selected original documents in this series are available in State Archives Digital Collections.
New York State Archives Digital Collections
Barge Canal construction photographs, 1905-1921
Related Material
B1909 Barge Canal Photographs, contains related records
B0728 Index to Glass Plate Negatives Depicting Construction of the Western Division of the Barge Canal, is an index to the negatives
for several contracts in this series
B0727 Glass Plate Negatives Depicting Construction of the Western Division of the Barge Canal, contains negatives for prints in
this series and additional negatives that were not printed.
The Canal Research Collection at the Onondaga Historical Association contains related material.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
Item list is available at the repository.
11833-06: Reel list is available at the repository.
Custodial History
11833-97: Accessions 11833-77 and 11833-85 were combined by Archives staff in 1997 to reestablish original order, and now
form this accession.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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Detailed Description
Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Accretion: 11833-97 |
1905-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 1: Champlain |
1 |
1908-1909 |
Photographs: Contract No. 2: Erie |
1 |
1905-1908 |
Photographs: Contract No. 4, Vol. 1: Erie |
1 |
1908-1910 |
Photographs: Contract No. 4, Vol. 2: Erie |
2 |
1905 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous |
2 |
1905-1909 |
Photographs: Contract No. 5: Erie |
2 |
1905-1908 |
Photographs: Contract No. 6: Erie |
3 |
1907-1909 |
Photographs: Contract No. 7: Erie & Champlain |
3 |
1906-1911 |
Photographs: Contract No. 8: Erie |
4 |
1908-1914 |
Photographs: Contract No. 9: Erie |
5 |
1912-1927 |
Photographs: Contract No. 10A: Oswego |
5 |
1906-1909 |
Photographs: Contract No. 10, Vol.1: Oswego |
5 |
1909-1911 |
Photographs: Contract No. 10, Vol. 2: Oswego |
6 |
1912-1915 |
Photographs: Contract No. 10B: Oswego |
6 |
1906-1909 |
Photographs: Contract No. 11, Vol. 1: Erie |
6 |
1911-1915 |
Photographs: Contract No. 11, Vol. 2: Erie |
7 |
1908-1914 |
Photographs: Contract No. 12: Erie |
7 |
1908-1911 |
Photographs: Contract No. 13, Vol. 1: Erie |
7 |
1908-1909 |
Photographs: Contract No. 14, No. 1: Erie |
8 |
1909 |
Photographs: Contract No. 14, Vol. 1A: Erie |
8 |
1909-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 14, Vol. 2: Erie |
9 |
1906-1912 |
Photographs: Contract No. 15: Champlain |
10 |
1909 |
Photographs: Contract No. 16: Erie & Champlain |
10 |
1907 |
Photographs: Contract No. 17: Erie |
10 |
1907-1911 |
Photographs: Contract No. 17, No. 1: Erie |
11 |
1907-1910 |
Photographs: Contract No. 18, No. 1: Erie |
11 |
1915 |
Photographs: Contract No. 18, Vol.1; No. 18A: Erie |
11 |
1907-1914 |
Photographs: Contract No. 19, No. 1: Erie |
12 |
1916-1917 |
Photographs: Contract No. 19A, No. 1: Erie, |
12 |
1910-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 20B: Erie |
12 |
1910-1922 |
Photographs: Contract No. 20C & 20D: Erie |
13 |
1910-1920 |
Photographs: Contract No. 21, Vol. 1: Erie |
13 |
1916-1920 |
Photographs: Contract No. 21A, Vol. 1: Erie |
13 |
1910-1914 |
Photographs: Contract No. 22: Erie |
14 |
1913-1914 |
Photographs: Contract No. 22A: Erie |
14 |
1910-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 23, Vol. 1: Erie |
14 |
1913-1921 |
Photographs: Contract No. 23, Vol. 2: Erie |
15 |
1916-1918 |
Photographs: Contract No. 23A, Vol. 1: Erie |
15 |
1907-1912 |
Photographs: Contract No. 25: Champlain |
15 |
1909 |
Photographs: Contract No. 26, Vol. 1: Champlain |
15 |
1907-1910 |
Photographs: Contract No. 27, No. 1: Champlain |
16 |
1911-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 27A, Vol. 1: Champlain |
16 |
1909-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 29, Vol. 1: Erie |
16 |
1909-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 30, Vol. 1: Erie |
59 |
1909-1912 |
Photographs: Contract No. 31, Vol. 1: Erie |
59 |
1907-1909, 1912 |
Photographs: Contract No. 34, No. 1: Erie [also contains Contract No. 33, Negative 1, dated 1912] |
59 |
1907-1917 |
Photographs: Contract No. 35 : Oswego |
18 |
1911-1915 |
Photographs: Contract No. 37, Vol. 1: Oswego |
19 |
1909 |
Photographs: Contract No. 38, Vol. 1: Erie |
19 |
1910-1914 |
Photographs: Contract No. 39, Vol. 1: Oswego |
19 |
1909-1911 |
Photographs: Contract No. 40, Vol. 1: Erie |
20 |
1911-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 40, Vol. 2: Erie |
20 |
1909-1910 |
Photographs: Contract No. 41: Erie |
21 |
1909-1912 |
Photographs: Contract No. 42, Vol. 1: Erie |
21 |
1913-1917 |
Photographs: Contract No. 42A: Erie |
21 |
1910-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 43: Erie |
22 |
1910-1915 |
Photographs: Contract No. 44: Erie |
22 |
1908-1914 |
Photographs: Contract No. 45: Erie |
23 |
1909-1914 |
Photographs: Contract No. 46, Vol. 1: Erie |
23 |
1916-1918 |
Photographs: Contract No. 46B, Vol. 1: Erie |
23 |
1909-1914 |
Photographs: Contract No. 47, Vol. 1: Erie |
24 |
1916-1918 |
Photographs: Contract No. 47A, Vol. 1: Erie |
24 |
1912-1916 |
Photographs: Contract No. 48, Vol. 1: Erie |
25 |
1912-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 49, Vol. 1: Erie |
25 |
1911-1914 |
Photographs: Contract No. 50, Vol. 1: Erie |
26 |
1911-1915 |
Photographs: Contract No. 51, Vol. 1: Erie |
26 |
1909-1911 |
Photographs: Contract No. 53, Vol. 1: Oswego |
26 |
1910-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 54, Vol. 1: Champlain |
26 |
1909-1912 |
Photographs: Contract No. 55, Vol. 1: Erie |
27 |
1912-1915 |
Photographs: Contract No. 56 & 57 : Champlain & Erie |
27 |
1913-1921 |
Photographs: Contract No. 59, Vol. 1: Erie |
28 |
1918-1921 |
Photographs: Contract No. 59, Vol. 2: Erie |
28 |
1908-1909 |
Photographs: Contract No. 60, Vol. 1: Erie |
29 |
1909-1912 |
Photographs: Contract No. 60, Vol. 2: Erie |
29 |
1909-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 61, Vol. 1: Erie |
30 |
1910-1916 |
Photographs: Contract No. 62, Vol. 1: Erie |
31 |
|
Photographs: Contract No. 62, Vol. 2: Erie |
32 |
1910-1912 |
Photographs: Contract No. 63, Vol. 1: Erie |
33 |
1912-1921 |
Photographs: Contract No. 63, Vol. 2: Erie |
34 |
1916-1918 |
Photographs: Contract No. 63A, Vol. 1: Erie |
34 |
1908-1914 |
Photographs: Contract No. 64, Vol. 1: Erie |
35 |
1913-1921 |
Photographs: Contract No. 65, Vol. 1: Erie |
36 |
1909-1921 |
Photographs: Contract No. 66, Vol. 1: Erie |
37 |
1911-1912 |
Photographs: Contract No. 66, Vol. 2: Erie |
37 |
1910-1921 |
Photographs: Contract No. 67, Vol. 1: Erie |
38 |
1909-1912 |
Photographs: Contract No. 68, Vol. 1: Champlain |
39 |
1910-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 69, Vol. 1: Champlain |
39 |
1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 70A: Champlain |
39 |
1910-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 71, Vol. 1: Champlain |
40 |
1910-1913 |
Photographs: Contract No. 72, Vol. 1: Champlain |
40 |
1910 |
Photographs: Contract No. 73, Vol. 1: Champlain |
40 |
1911-1918 |
Photographs: Contract No. 76, Vol. 1: Erie |
41 |
1911-1916 |
Photographs: Contract No. 77, Vol. 1: Erie |
41 |
1910 |
Photographs: Contract No. 78, Vol. 1: Oswego |
41 |
1910-1912 |
Photographs: Contract No. 79, Vol. 1: Oswego |
42 |
1911-1919 |
Photographs: Contract No. 82, 83, 84, Vol. 1: Erie |
42 |
1912-1914 |
Photographs: Contract No. 88, 89: Champlain & Erie |
42 |
1910-1915 |
Photographs: Contract No. 90 : Erie, Champlain & Oswego |
42 |
1910-1915 |
Photographs: Contract No. 90A, Vol. 1: Oswego |
42 |
1911-1920 |
Photographs: Contract No. 91, 93, 94, Vol. 1: Erie & Oswego |
42 |
undated |
Photographs: Contract No. 92, 93, 94: Erie, Champlain & Oswego |
43 |
1917-1918 |
Photographs: Contract No. 98, 99, Vol. 1 (Locations not on list) |
43 |
1912-1915 |
Photographs: Contract No. 100-103: Erie & Champlain |
43 |
1912-1915 |
Photographs: Contract No. 104-106, 108: Oswego & Erie |
43 |
1914-1915 |
Photographs: Contract No. 115, 116, 120: Erie |
44 |
1914 |
Photographs: Contract No. 123, 128, 129: Erie & Champlain |
44 |
1917-1918 |
Photographs: Contract No. 131A, 132: Champlain & Erie |
44 |
1916-1920 |
Photographs: Contract No. 138 (Locations not on list) |
44 |
1917-1920 |
Photographs: Contract No. 141, 144, 144A, 147, 148: Erie |
45 |
1917-1918 |
Photographs: Contract No. 164, 165, 167: Erie and Oswego |
45 |
1918-1919 |
Photographs: Contract No. 170, 179: Erie |
45 |
1919-1920 |
Photographs: Contract No. 190-192, 198: Erie |
45 |
1919-1921 |
Photographs: Contract No. 200, 201, 204, 205: Erie & Oswego |
46 |
1916-1920 |
Photographs: Contract No. 152, 154, 159: Erie |
46 |
1911-1914 |
Photographs: Cayuga and Seneca Canal, Contract A |
46 |
1911-1917 |
Photographs: Cayuga and Seneca Canal, Contract B |
46 |
1914-1915 |
Photographs: Cayuga and Seneca Canal, Contract D |
46 |
1914-1915 |
Photographs: Cayuga and Seneca Canal, Contract C |
47 |
1914 |
Photographs: Cayuga and Seneca Canal, Contract H |
47 |
1916 |
Photographs: Cayuga and Seneca Canal, Contract L |
47 |
1915 |
Photographs: Cayuga and Seneca Canal, Contract M |
47 |
1915-1921 |
Photographs: Cayuga and Seneca Canal, Contract F, K, P, Q, U, W |
47 |
1913 |
Photographs: Terminal Contract No. 1 |
48 |
1912-1913 |
Photographs: Terminal Contract No. 2 |
48 |
1912-1915 |
Photographs: Terminal Contract No. 3 |
48 |
1912 |
Photographs: Terminal Contract No. 4 [Photos 1-62] |
48 |
1913 |
Photographs: Terminal Contract No. 5 |
48 |
1912-1913 |
Photographs: Terminal Contract No. 6 |
48 |
1913 |
Photographs: Terminal Contract No. 7 and 7-A |
48 |
1912-1913 |
Photographs: Terminal Contract No. 8 and 9 |
48 |
1913-1915 |
Photographs: Terminal Contract No. 10-12 and 14 |
48 |
1915 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 15 |
49 |
1913 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 16 |
49 |
1913-1915 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 17 |
49 |
1912-1916 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 18 |
49 |
1913-1919 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 19 |
49 |
undated |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 17, 23, 25 |
49 |
1916-1918 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 20 |
50 |
1915-1921 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 20 |
50 |
1914-1920 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 21 |
50 |
1913 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 22 |
50 |
1913-1914 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 23 |
50 |
undated |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 25 |
50 |
1920 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 28, 28A, 29 |
50 |
1916-1919 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 30, 31 |
50 |
1916-1919 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 33, 33P, 36, 38 |
50 |
1912-1919 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 43, 44, 44P |
51 |
1920-1921 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 45 |
51 |
1915-1920 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 39, 48-50 |
51 |
1915-1917 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 51, 52 |
51 |
1915-1921 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 53, 53A |
51 |
1908 |
Photographs: Durhamville Aqueduct, Vol. 1 |
52 |
1915-1921 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 39, 47, 48, 201, 206 |
52 |
1915-1921 |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 207, 209-213, 216-219, 223-225, 227, 228, 228A, 229 |
52 |
1907-1908 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous Preliminary Erie Canal, Eastern Division, No. 1 |
53 |
undated |
Photographs: TC [Terminal Contracts] 54-58, 71, 79, 81, 101, 102, 103A, 105, 109, 116 |
53 |
1905-1917 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous Preliminary Erie Canal, Middle Division, No. 1 |
54 |
1905-1917 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous Preliminary Erie Canal, Western Division, Vol. 2 |
54 |
1905-1907 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous Preliminary Champlain Canal, Eastern Division, No. 1 |
55 |
1905-1908 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous Preliminary Erie Canal, Western Division, No. 1 |
55 |
1913-1917 |
Photographs: Vol. E |
56 |
1905-1917 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous Preliminary Oswego Canal, Middle Division, Vol. 1 |
56 |
1909-1910 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous Preliminary Cayuga and Seneca Canal, Vol. 1 |
56 |
1921-1924 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous, Vol. 2 |
57 |
1920-1924 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous, Vol. 3 |
57 |
1911 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous, Vol. 5 |
58 |
1917-1924 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous, Vol. 6 |
58 |
1918-1921 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous, Vol. 4 |
59 |