Instructional lantern slides, [ca. 1856-1939], bulk 1911-1939.

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Instructional lantern slides, [ca. 1856-1939], bulk 1911-1939.

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Lantern slides compiled, mostly between 1911 and 1939, as instructional aids for the public school curriculum. (Most pre-1911 slides were destroyed in a fire.) More than 20,000 unique images dating from 1856-1939 document a wide variety of subjects including New York State, North American, and world geography, history, natural sciences, fine arts, trades, industries, education, and schools. The collection includes views of scenery, sites, structures, and human activities in the United States and other countries; copies of historical images of individuals, works of a

154 cu. ft. ca. 26,450 lantern slidesMicrofilm of Classified Slides: 18 reels.

New York State Archives

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New York (State). Division of Visual Instruction.

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New York (State). Education Dept. Bureau of Radio and Visual Aids.

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University of the State of New York

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New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction.

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