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1. Construction of Service Building "B" for the State...

Type:
Image
Date Created:
1963 September 30
Collection:
University Photograph Collection
Collecting Area:
University Archives
Collection ID:
ua390
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-02T00:28:44Z
Description:
Construction of Service Building "B" for the State University of New York at Albany Uptown Campus. A crane lifts a portion of the building into place while construction workers make sure the job is done correctly. This photograph is fixed with a canvas back. On the back there are date stamps showing that the photograph went from the Photographer: E. M. Weil to an unidentifiable company, possibly the Architect Edward Durell Stone's office; then finally into the hands of the New York State University Construction Fund. Writing in the left margin includes "Project: SUCF #01-11 - #290B Service Bldgs.," "Owner: State UNIV.Const.Fund," "Architect: Edward Durell Stone," "Contractor: MLB & DAC - Joint Venture Contractors," "Date Taken: 9/30/63," "Photographer E. M. Weil," and "View Looking: Service Bldgs., Bldg. "B", West Side".
Subject:
New York State University Construction Fund, State University of New York at Albany, Construction workers, Architect, Uptown Campus, Construction, University Archives Photographs, Stone, Edward Durell, 1902-1978, Weil, E. M., Photographers, and Architecture

2. Construction of the University Library for the...

Type:
Image
Date Created:
1965 June 9
Collection:
University Photograph Collection
Collecting Area:
University Archives
Collection ID:
ua390
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-02T00:22:50Z
Description:
Construction of the University Library for the State University of New York at Albany Uptown Campus. The photograph was taken looking west to the University Library at ground level, showing the stairwell to the second floor of the library. This photograph came from the office of Edward Durell Stone who was the architect who designed the Uptown Campus. This photograph is fixed with a canvas back. On the back there are date stamps showing that the photograph went from the office of architect Edward Durell Stone to the New York State University Construction Fund. Writing in the left margin includes "SUCF 01-02 * Basic Construction Co.* Academic Bldgs. I * Library Bldg. looking West into court, showing stairs & tall columns," "June 9 1965" and "by E. M. Weil".
Subject:
New York State University Construction Fund, State University of New York at Albany, Architect, Uptown Campus, Construction, University Archives Photographs, Architecture, Buildings -- University Library, Basic Construction Company, Photographers, Stone, Edward Durell, 1902-1978, and Weil, E. M.