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. Waterbury supervised the construction of the Willett Street building and wrote the School's first published history. In the bottom margin is the photographer's stamp, "SEMPLE & STEIN" and "ALBANY, N.Y."
A portrait of William J. Milne, M.S., Ph.D., LL.D., President of the (New York) State Normal School (then renamed the New York State Normal College and again renamed New York State College for Teachers) from October 29, 1889 - September 4, 1914. In the top margin are the handwritten words, "Presidents - Milne."
A portrait of De Volson Wood, New York State Normal School, Class of 1853. Written in the margins of the original is "SNS Calss of 1853" and "De Volson Wood."
A portrait of Samuel B. Woolworth, LL.D., Principal of the (New York) State Normal School from September 20, 1852-February 1, 1856 and Acting Principal from Febrary 19, 1867-April 3, 1867. Beneath the image of Woolworth is the following information: "SAMUEL B. WOOLWORTH 1852-1856 .60 pg. 5" and there is an uppercase letter "E" enclosed in a circle. Above the image is part of the word "ALBANY." There are also crop marks on all sides 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. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph and beneath the image in the bottom margin is noted, "DAVID H. COCHRANE 1856-1864" and handwritten notes ".46 pg 4" and an uppercase "F" enclosed in a circle.
A portrait of Oliver Arey, Principal of the (New York) State Normal School from December 2, 1864-January 8, 1867. In the bottom margin is the caption, "OLIVER AREY 1864-1867" and handwritten notes, "pg 4-5" and an uppercase "G" and ".55" both enclosed in circles. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph.
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. The caption "EDWARD P. WATERBURY 1882-1889" is noted in the bottom margin of the photograph as are the handwritten notations ".55 pg 4" and an upper case "I" inclosed in a circle. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph.
A portrait of Colin T. Eisler, a visiting speaker at the university and the Robert Lehman Professor of Fine Arts, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.