Photographs of proposed site for the State Training School for Boys, [ca. 1908-1909]

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Photographs of proposed site for the State Training School for Boys, [ca. 1908-1909]

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These mounted photographs show the site in Yorktown Heights chosen for the New York State Training School for Boys. The photographs may have been used for site selection or for preparation of a report on needed buildings and improvements by the site selection commission. The photographs show buildings and farm land, many of which are identified on the back of the photographs.

1.3 cu. ft.

New York State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8210833

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