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Title

Aerial photographs and index to aerial photographs of state highways

Series Number

10700

Summary

This series consists of aerial photograph negatives and prints and corresponding photographic indexes depicting the state's roads and highway system. The aerial photography which forms the basis for the index was contracted by the Department of Public Works and its successor, the Department of Transportation, to document the statewide infrastructure for planning and construction purposes. A relatively small number of images depict state institutions, such as state university campuses, and other geographic features.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Troy arterial system aerial photographs

Series Number

B2204

Summary

These aerial photographs of Troy North and Troy South quadrangles were taken by the United States Geological Survey in the planning stages for the Troy Arterial, now known as Interstate 787.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Works. Division of Construction

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Interstate basin commission administration files

Series Number

A1118

Summary

The series documents New York's participation in several interstate sanitary and water pollution control commissions including those related to following draingage basins: boundry waters, Delaware River, Susquehanna River, Ohio River Valley, and Great Lakes. The files include correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings and hearings, transcripts, analytical data, and investigation studies. Maps, diagrams, and some photographs are also present, most often in copies of commission reports, promotional literature, or special research projects.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Water

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Jones Beach Photographs

Series Number

B1836

Summary

This series consists of 16 black and white photographs depicting beach scenes and facilities at Jones Beach State Park. Subjects include beaches, swimming pools, parking lots, dining facilities, and dance floor. Some photos are aerial views.

Creator

• Long Island State Park Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Aerial photographic prints and negatives of New York State sites

Series Number

B1598

Summary

This series consists of photographic negatives and positive prints of low-altitude, oblique aerial views of a variety of New York State sites, produced by the New York office of Fairchild Aerial Surveys (a commercial firm) during the years 1946-1949, 1951, and 1957. The reason the photography was done is not known, but the firm's work was used to produce maps for the U.S. Geological Survey, among others. Images depict locations statewide, with the New York City metropolitan area predominating.

Creator

• Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc. New York office

Access Restrictions

The State Archives makes digital copies of images from Series B1598 available under the "fair use" provision of the US Copyright Act. However, the images may be protected by copyright and responsibility for determining the copyright owner or agent, and for obtaining any needed permissions to publish the images rests with the user.

Usage Restrictions

Images in this series may be protected by U.S. Copyright. Consult with archivist to obtain currently available information on copyright owner or agent.

Title

Index maps and aerial photo indices

Series Number

B2314

Summary

This series consists of map and photographic print indexes created or collected by the Department of Transportation and its predecessor agencies. Although many of the projects associated with this series are identified, none of the records indexed by the series are held by the New York State Archives. Record types chiefly consist of aerial photographs and annotated maps showing flight paths and numbers identifying photographs taken at each point in the flight.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Index to Barge Canal aerial photographs

Series Number

B2315

Summary

This series indexes the aerial photographs depicting the Barge Canal System (series 22424), and was created to provide a current inventory of canal property.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Tri-State Transportation Committee aerial photographs

Series Number

B2023

Summary

This series consists of transparent aerial photographic maps depicting southern New York State, western Connecticut, and northern New Jersey. The maps were created to facilitate landmark planning studies in the areas of rapid transit and the interstate highway system. Names of most streets and roads are printed on the maps, as well as the names of some physical features.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Department of Transportation Map Information Unit county index maps

Series Number

B2285

Summary

This series consists of maps, plans, and aerial photographs created by the Map Information Unit apparently for the purpose of creating or updating county maps. The material was created by several private companies and is commonly annotated. Indexes may not be present for all counties.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Historical aerial photographs

Series Number

B2700

Summary

These aerial photographs were created by various federal agencies prior to and during the Second World War. They were collected and annotated by the Department of Public Works and/or the Department for Transportation for use in design, remediation, and emergency repair purposes. Photos depict areas located in counties which comprised the former Department of Transportation Region 3.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Asset appraisals

Series Number

10153

Summary

This series consists of appraisals of various mental and psychiatric centers, state schools, and hospitals of the Department of Mental Hygiene done by an outside contractor, Joseph J. Blake and Associates. The purpose of these reports was to estimate the deprecation under Medicare/Medicaid regulation of all assets of the Department of Mental Hygiene. Included in these reports are definitions of terms, listings of assets appraised, plot/floor plans, and narrative descriptions of buildings.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Satellite imagery

Series Number

B2313

Summary

This series consists of a small quantity of satellite imagery collected by the Department of Transportation. Most images depict New York State or portions thereof or the larger Mid-Atlantic Region.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

World Trade Center site maps

Series Number

B2320

Summary

This series documents the recovery of the World Trade Center site in the months immediately following the September 11 terrorist attacks. Information includes restricted zones, debris calculations, thermal hot spots, damaged buildings and command posts, and other aerial photographs showing progress over time. Also included are aerial photographs of the Staten Island debris processing site at Fresh Kills. The maps assisted federal, state, and local government emergency personnel working at the World Trade Center site.

Creator

• New York (State). Office for Technology

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Barge Canal aerial photography survey

Series Number

B2050

Summary

This series consists of aerial stereo photographs documenting the New York State Barge Canal from Waterford to Oswego. The photographs were taken for use in planning for the 1935 Federal Improvement to the Barge Canal System. Portions of the 19th-century Erie Canal alignments are also visible.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Aerial photograph maps of quadrangles in various New York counties

Series Number

B2272

Summary

These aerial photographs depict United States Geological Survey (USGS) quadrangles in Onondaga, Cayuga, Oswego, Broome, Cortland, and Tioga Counties. They include highways, railroads, and municipalities.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Planning Division

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Indexes to Tri-State Transportation Committee, Tri-State Transportation Commission, and Tri-State Regional Planning Commission aerial photographs

Series Number

B2024

Summary

This series consists of indexes to aerial photographs created for the Tri-State Transportation Committee, Tri-State Transportation Commission, and Tri-State Regional Planning Commission, for use in regional highway planning. Areas covered include the southern portion of New York, western Connecticut, and northern New Jersey. New York counties covered include Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk, New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx, and Richmond. The indexes consist of composite aerial photographs and annotated printed maps.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Planning Division

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Orthographic aerial photographs

Series Number

20978

Summary

The Department of Transportation and Tri-State Regional Planning Commission aerial photographs primarily depict parts of New York State adjacent to Connecticut and New Jersey. Some additional images include counties, as follows: Broome, Columbia, Dutchess, Erie, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Westchester. Some photographs depict parcel measurements, batch maps, and original town coding maps for Western New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit

Access Restrictions

20978-11C: Restricted in part due to sensitive imagery.

Title

World Trade Center geospatial data

Series Number

B1920

Summary

This series consists of digital aerial photographs, thermal imagery, flyover simulations, and raw Geographic Information System data documenting conditions at the World Trade Center site (commonly referred to as "Ground Zero") immediately after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (widely referred to as "9/11"). This data was created by EarthData, a mapping services firm working under contract to the State Office for Technology, and was relayed to federal, state, and local government emergency personnel working at the World Trade Center site.

Creator

• New York (State). Office for Technology

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Aerial photographs of western New York

Series Number

B1936

Summary

These aerial photographs of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara counties created in 1938 by the Department of Transportation.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation

Access Restrictions

Photographs are labeled asrestricted and confidential due tonational security concerns.

Title

Index to aerial photographs

Series Number

B2395

Summary

This series consists of aerial photograph mosaics, produced by various federal agencies, dating from World War II and the pre-World War II era. The photos were collected and used by the New York State Science Service for the purpose of indexing series B2394, State Science Service Aerial Photographs.

Creator

• New York State Science Service

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.