Henry A. Harter collection of New York State Railways photographs, M2030
Scope and Contents
The New York State Railways pictures were taken mainly in the City of Utica, many of them at the Forest Park carbarns and shops. Several of the pictures were taken in the vicinity of the carbarn on Main Street, Utica, across from the Union Station.
The first folder of the collection contains additional information about the numbered prints, including information known about the prints and negatives as of 1975. According to this 1975 inventory that accompanies the collection, the original nitrate negatives were discarded.
Dates
- before 1975
Creator
- Harter, Henry A. (Compiler, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Historical Note
These prints were made from 8 x 10" nitrate negatives which were purchased by Henry A. Harter in Herkimer in about 1939.
In 1975 a set of the prints was made for the Special Collections department at the Colgate University Libraries.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 upright document box)
Language of Materials
English
- Negatives (photographic) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Railroad cars Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroad yards Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Street-railroads -- New York (State) -- Utica -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Harter, Henry A. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Henry A. Harter collection of New York State Railways photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jazmin Pavon and Lora J. Davis
- Date
- December 18, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Colgate University Libraries Repository
13 Oak Drive
Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology
Colgate University
Hamilton New York 13346 United States US
315-228-6175
315-228-7934 (Fax)
