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Business and Labor
Factory Investigating Commission
Factory Investigating Commission, 1911-1912.
Consists of photographs and documents taken as part of an investigation of conditions in factories throughout the State. (More information about the Commission)
Fairchild Aerial Surveys
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, 1941-1957.
This series consists of photographic negatives and positive prints of low-altitude, oblique aerial views of a variety of New York State sites. New York City photos predominate. (More information about the aerial surveys)
New York Chamber of Commerce Portraits
New York Chamber of Commerce Portrait Collection, 18th century - 1970s.
Over two hundred portraits of Chamber members and associates. Includes works by Daniel Huntington, Eastman Johnson, T. W. Wood, and Cecilia Beaux. Sitters include Morris K. Jesup, Cyrus Field, J. J. Astor III, and Samuel F. B. Morse. (More information about the portrait collection)
New York Lantern Slides
New York State Lantern Slides Collection, 1886-1939.
Slides from the Division of Visual Instruction document unique, contemporary scenes in factories, schools and agricultural settings as well as scenery, sites, structures, and other human activities. (More information about the lantern slides)
New York Lantern Slides
Document Showcase - Industrialization and Child Labor, 1880-1937
This collection consists of documents that describe factory conditions in New York in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and resulting legislation regulating factory conditions and child labor. (More information about the industrialization and child labor collection)

 

 

 

Environment & Landscape
Environmental History Collection
Environmental History Collection.
Photographs, maps, documents and other materials held by State and local government archives and non-profit repositories relating to New York's environmental history. (More information about the environmental history collection)
Fairchild Aerial Surveys
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, 1941-1957.
This series consists of photographic negatives and positive prints of low-altitude, oblique aerial views of a variety of New York State sites. New York City photos predominate. (More information about the aerial surveys)
Environmental History Collection
New York State Conservation Department Photographic Prints and Negatives, ca. 1904-1949.
Images relating to major conservation topics such as fish and game control, forest conservation, and wilderness recreation. (More information about the Conservation Department collection)
New York Lantern Slides
New York State Lantern Slides Collection, 1886-1939.
Slides from the Division of Visual Instruction document unique, contemporary scenes in factories, schools and agricultural settings as well as scenery, sites, structures, and other human activities. (More information about the lantern slides)

 

 

 

Legal
Legislative Bill and Veto Jackets
Legislative Bill & Veto Jackets, 2000-2007.
Legislative bill and veto "jackets" are files partially documenting information considered by the Governor in approving or vetoing a bill. (More information about the bill and veto jackets)
Motion Picture Division, case files
Motion Picture Division, case files, 1939-1949.
Case files established in the review of films by State censors. (More information about the Motion Picture Division)

 

 

 

Military
Harlem Hellfighters, WWI National Guard Muster Rolls
Harlem Hellfighters, WWI National Guard Muster Rolls, 1917-1919.
Images of Military Records for the WWI New York National Guard regiments known as the "Harlem Hellfighters." (More information about the Harlem Hellfighters)

 

 

 

People, Groups, & Cultures
Governors of New York
Governors of New York, 1873-1982.
Photographs of past New York governors, including Grover Cleveland, John A. Dix, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert H. Lehman, Thomas E. Dewey, W. Averell Harriman, Nelson A. Rockefeller, and Hugh L. Carey. (More Information about Governors of New York)
Harlem Hellfighters, WWI National Guard Muster Rolls
Harlem Hellfighters, WWI National Guard Muster Rolls, 1917-1919.
Images of Military Records for the WWI New York National Guard regiments known as the "Harlem Hellfighters." (More information about the Harlem Hellfighters)
Native American Collection
Native American Collection.
Collection of documents, artifacts, photographs, and publications documents the history of Native Peoples in New York State. (More information about the Native American collection)
New York Chamber of Commerce Portraits
New York Chamber of Commerce Portrait Collection, 18th century - 1970s.
Over two hundred portraits of Chamber members and associates. Includes works by Daniel Huntington, Eastman Johnson, T. W. Wood, and Cecilia Beaux. Sitters include Morris K. Jesup, Cyrus Field, J. J. Astor III, and Samuel F. B. Morse. (More information about the portrait collection)
New York Lantern Slides
New York State Lantern Slides Collection, 1886-1939.
Slides from the Division of Visual Instruction document unique, contemporary scenes in factories, schools and agricultural settings as well as scenery, sites, structures, and other human activities. (More information about the lantern slides)

 

 

 

Politics
Legislative Bill and Veto Jackets
Legislative Bill & Veto Jackets, 2000-2007.
Legislative bill and veto "jackets" are files partially documenting information considered by the Governor in approving or vetoing a bill. (More information about the bill and veto jackets)
Governors of New York
Governors of New York, 1873-1982.
Photographs of past New York governors, including Grover Cleveland, John A. Dix, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert H. Lehman, Thomas E. Dewey, W. Averell Harriman, Nelson A. Rockefeller, and Hugh L. Carey. (More Information about Governors of New York)

 

 

 

Transportation
Governors of New York
New York State Canal System, 1827-1925.
Depictions of maps, drawings, and other records about the construction, enlargement, and maintenance of canals in New York, including the Erie Canal. (More Information about New York State canal system)
New York Lantern Slides
New York State Lantern Slides Collection, 1886-1939.
Slides from the Division of Visual Instruction document unique, contemporary scenes in factories, schools and agricultural settings as well as scenery, sites, structures, and other human activities. (More information about the lantern slides)
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