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  • Screenshot of State Police Motion Picture film showing Franklin Roosevelt at the Troy Horse Show, 1930

    Troy in the Records

    Our records document functions & activities of State government.  With them, we can see local communities from multiple perspectives. Take a fresh look at Troy, NY using maps, photographs, documents & film like this video of Franklin Roosevelt touring the 1931 Troy Horse Show.

  • Aerial photograph of Troy South USGS quadrangle, March 26, 1968

    Aerial photograph of Troy South USGS quadrangle, 1968

    Records from the Dept. of Transportation include aerial photographs created during multiple flights from 1930-2000. They include positive black & white prints, color positive prints, & infrared positives.

  • Survey map of lands under water for John F. Winslow, J.F. Winslow & Joseph M. Warren (Corning, Troy Iron & Nail Factory, Griswold)

    Survey of Lands Under Water, 1859

    This map is from a series of applications to the Commissioners of the Land Office, later the Division of Land Utilization, for grants to lands under water. Applicants for this patent include the Troy Iron and Nail Factory located in South Troy.

  • The Factory Investigating Commission's Hours of Work data card for the Geo. P. Ide & Co.'s shirt and collar factory in Troy, New York c. 1914

    Factory Investigating Commission data cards

    The FIC compiled 70,000 cards detailing the wages & personal history of factory employees in New York. The George P. Ide & Company shirt & collar factory, was among the firms that earned Troy the nickname "Collar City."

  • Dockwall and grading, lower terminal, Troy 1914

    Barge Canal construction, Lower Terminal, Troy 1914

    Barge Canal Construction photographs were submitted to the State Engineer & Surveyor by the Board of Consulting Engineers.  The Board was created to follow and report on the progress of work on the canal system.

  • Household Arts. School girls creasing yokes and examining and folding finished shirts. Vocational School, Troy, N.Y. August 1917

    Household Arts at the Troy Vocational School, 1917

    The State Education Dept. compiled over 20,000 lanterns slides as instructional aids for public school curriculum.  They document a variety of subjects including geography, history, natural sciences, fine arts, trades, industries and education.

  • Erie Canal Survey, Watervliet showing West Troy and Green Island

    Erie Canal Survey Map, 1834

    This ink, wash & charcoal map of a section of the Erie Canal shows West Troy (now part of Watervliet) and Green Island. The Surveyor General & successors produced these maps in keeping with his responsibilities for surveying and mapping state lands.

  • Screenshot of State Police film from the Troy Barracks, 1940.

    State Police activities at the Troy Barracks, 1940

    The Division of State Police collected or produced motion picture film for training and educational purposes. This 1940 film from the Troy Barracks includes multiple segments like "Bloodhounds on the Trail."  

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