Closing ceremony exhibits, 1998.

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Closing ceremony exhibits, 1998.

The series consists of 19 panels (20 x 32 inches) on which are mounted ca. 100 black-and-white and color photographs and captions that form a retrospective on the Syracuse Developmental Center (SDC) facilities and programs. The exhibit was constructed as part of the closing ceremonies for the SDC, held on June 17, 1998.

.6 cu. ft. (ca. 100 photographs mounted on 19 sheets)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6795531

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New York (State). Dept. of Mental Hygiene.

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