A view of downtown Albany, New York as seen from Rensselaer, New York, which is across the Hudson River, to the east of Albany. Prominent in the photograph are the state office towers, four of which are identical and the tallest of which it the Corning Tower, named for former Albany mayor Erastus Corning, II. There are crop marks on all sides and in the top margin is noted "30%" and the letter "Q."
A black and white photograph of a colored etching entitled "Albany" of the city as viewed from Rensselaer with the Hudson River in the foreground. The engraving is attributed to W.H. Bartlet and C. Cousen.