The Office of Cultural Education, NYS Department of Education, provides NYS Arechives website access to those materials for educational and research purposes.

The New York State Lantern Slides Collection [from which came the original of the facsimile on the right] consists 1600 lantern show slides within the New York State classification scheme of Division of Visual Instruction.

The slides provide a contemporary view of New York State landscape, inhabitants and activities between 1886 and 1939. The images document unique, contemporary scenes in factories, schools and agricultural settings as well as scenery, sites, structures, and other human activities.

Hart, Rikers and Brother Islands

XXX Above sepia facsimile is based on a grayscale NYS Archives photo that provides a 1946 view of a sewage disposal plant on Hart Island in the Bronx. Click facsimile for full on-line NYS "The Digital Collections original as well as information about the photo, its subject matter and copyrights.

The Fairchild Aerial Surveys Collection [from which came the originals of the facsimile on the left and the two below it] consists of photographic negatives and positive prints of low-altitude, oblique aerial views of a variety of NYS/NYC sites.

The New York office of Fairchild Aerial Surveys (a commercial firm) produced the images during the years 1946-1949, 1951, and 1957.

While the images depict locations statewide, images relating to the New York City metropolitan area predominate.

XXX Above sepia facsimile is based on a grayscale NYS Archives photo that provides a 1957 view of Rikers Island in the East River, the Bronx, looking southeast. South Brother Island is visible below it. Click facsimile for full on-line NYS "The Digital Collections original as well as information about the photo, its subject matter and copyrights.

The aerial shots show the built environment especially well, including public and commercial buildings

• (breweries,
• churches,
• colleges,
• factories,
• hospitals,
• hotels);

transportation infrastructure

• (bridges,
• airports, and
• parkways);

XXX Above sepia facsimile is based on a grayscale NYS Archives photo that provides a 1957 view of North Brother Island. South Brother Island is to the right, with part of Rikers Island in the upper right. Click facsimile for full on-line NYS "The Digital Collections original as well as information about the photo, its subject matter and copyrights.

and recreational and cultural venues

• (racetracks,
• beaches,
• ships,
• waterfronts, and
• historic sites).

There are also views of significant landmarks

• (Empire State Building,
• the U.N. building),

building sites, and natural features such as lakes, mountains, and marshes.

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