A portrait of Edward P. Waterbury, A.M., Ph.D., President of the New York State Normal School from June 22, 1882-August 8, 1889. "EDWARD P. WATERBURY, President 1882-1889" is noted in the bottom margin of the photograph.
A portrait of David H. Cochrane, A.M., Ph.D., Principal of the (New York) State Normal School from February 25, 1856-December [2?], 1864. In the bottom margin is the caption, "DAVID H. COCHRANE, Principal 1856-1864."
A portrat if Jeff Silverman, State University of New York at Albany, Class of 1977 and member of the baseball team, 1975. Written in the bottom margin is "Reduce to 70 wide."
A portrait of Samuel S. Stratton, 1916-1990. Stratton was mayor of Schenectady, N.Y. from 1956 to 1959 and was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1959 to 1989 (32nd District 1959-63, 35th District 1963-71, 29th District 1971-73, 28th District 1973-83, 23rd District 1983-89).
A portrait of John M. Sayles, Pd.B., Acting President of the New York State College for Teachers from 1939-March 1, 1943 and President from March 1, 1943-March 10, 1947. In the lower left corner appears to be a photographer's stamp of "AMERICAN FOTO NEWS."
A portrait of Robert Conant, a visiting speaker at the university. Conant is a harpsichordist and Professor of Harpsichord and Music History at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is also a founder and director of the Baroque Music Festival.
A portrait of Townsend Rich, former head of the Department of English at the State University of New York at Albany. There are crop marks in the top right corner and in the right margin.
A portrait of Zilpha Redfield, New York State Normal School, Class of 1848. The reverse states that Zilpha Redfield married William Dowie. The image is a reproduction from the original, in possession of her son, Robert Dowie, in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 1944.
A collection of portraits featuring (left to right, top to bottom) Abram (also Abraham) Roy (also Royer) Brubacher, President of the New York State College for Teachers from February 1, 1915-August 23, 1939; John M. Sayles, Pd.B., Acting President of the New York State College for Teachers from 1939-March 1, 1943 and President from March 1, 1943-March 10, 1947; and Milton G. Nelson, Ph.D., Acting President of the New York State College for Teachers, from March 1947-July 1949. Each of the three photographs have the following descriptive information in the bottom margin(s): the gentleman's name, his title, and his dates of service.