A picture of the New York State Capitol building (1867-99) as seen from the west. The Capitol is the north anchor building for the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York. The Capitol builing was designed in part by Henry Hobson Richardson. As is depicted here, people who work in the vicinity of the Capitol tend to spend their leisure time on the grounds surrounding the building on days of favorable weather. There are crop marks on all four sides and in the top margin is noted "30%."
Four unidentified students lounging on the lawn at the State University of New York at Albany. On the reverse is written "undergrads on uptown campus." There are crop marks on all sides of the original. Written in the top and bottom margins between two arrows is "Reduce to 29 [square]s." Written between two arrows in the right and left margins is "Reduce to 15 [square]s."
A picture of a male student showing affection to his dog. The scene is either just before or after a game of baseball on the lawn, which borders the traffic circle of the uptown campus. Featured prominently in the picture is Dutch Quadrangle's Stuyvesant Residence Tower and what was the Administration Building (now the Arts and Sciences Building). There are crop marks and in the top and left margins there are written directions to "reduce to 14 picas" (between arrows) and in the left margin there also is a barely legible direction referencing "50%."
A picture of students playing a leisurely game of baseball on the lawn within the traffic circle, State University of New York at Albany Uptown Campus. The traffic circle was renamed Collins Circle on June 8, 1991 in honor of Evan R. Collins, former President of the institution. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph and in the bottom margin is written "77% Pix M 7 3/8"W. x 4 3/4" D." The letter "M" is enclosed in a circle.