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  1. 1964.188 - framed clipping from the Times Union, Tuesday, December 7th, 1965, page 30; set in white matting, and wood frame, signature of Edgar S. Van Olinda, on card at bottom of clipping

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    "Around the Town" by Edgar S. Van Olinda
  2. 1964.457 - photocopy of an 1866 map of land along King's Canal; plots numbered with names and values etc. written on them "property of D.B.King"; printed on high gloss paper stamped on back "photostat by NY state library"

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  3. 1964.458 - white on black photocopy of part of Albany County map; very poor copy: very faint, the lettering can't be read; appears to be a canal- centred map "photostat by NY State Library, Feb 10/1949" handwritten below "Crown map Series I, v.1, no50"; handwritten on front "identify readings c Halfmoon- get date"

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  4. 1964.67 - Framed article from Scientific American, dated April 26, 1902 at top; " The Improvement of the Erie Canal"; this is probably a more recent duplication; frame is made out of wood.

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  5. 1996.1.e - List of historic canals of the early 1800s and the engineers who worked on them. Includes the Erie and Champlain Canals and mentions Canvass White as an engineer of 7 of the canals, including the previously mentioned 2.

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    Principal Historic Canals of the Early 1800a and Their Engineers
  6. 1996.1.f - Article from Concrete International, June 1979 tracing Canvass White's research, development, patenting, and use of natural cement, which cures in water unlike other mortars of the early 1800s, in the construction of the Erie Canal.

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    Canvass White and Natural Cement, 1818-1834
  7. 1996.1.g - Article from American Canals, No. 69 of May 1989. Outlines Canvass White's background and contributions to the Erie Canal construction project as well as summarizing his work on other canals.

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    Canvass White-- Hero of the Erie Canal (1790-1834)
  8. 1996.1.h - Short biography of Canvass White, focusing mainly on his contributions to American canal construction in the Northeast.

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    History's Greatest Canal Engineer
  9. 1996.1.i - Photocopy of a passage from a large book on the Industrial Revolution focusing on Canvass White's engineering innovations in the creation of cement and construction of the Erie Canal

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    Canvass White
  10. 1996.1.j - Brief biography of Canvass White, focusing mainly on his discovery of usable American natural cement and his work on the Erie Canal.

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    Canvass White 1790-1834
  11. 1999.1 - Button Fire Engine Company Hand Fire Engines pamphlet; typing of table of contents in front pages

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  12. 2002.353 - high school diploma for John Farrar. Heavy paper, yellow image of school in background "Jonh Farrar" on back in pencil

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  13. 2002.355.23 - b/w, glossy image of Union Bridge burning. Image adhered to thick black frame "Burned ..illegible.. O'clock noon, Sat July 10 1909" in black ink on back

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  14. 2002.355.24 - b/w, photo of union bridge prior to fire. Image set in board. Frame attached to white paper. Red ribbon attaches all together as a small calendar. At bottom calendar still on Jan 1910

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  15. 2002.382 - scrapbook constructed of white paper held together by a shoe lace. It details the history of Waterford-halfmoon High School from 1961-1993. Pictures and photocopied images have been pasted onto the paper

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  16. 2003.1333 - The Erie Canal - covers original Erie Barge Canal Wfd. Canalfest

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  17. 2003.1335 - History of Waterford and Erie Canal completed - May 18, 1987 Donald Baldwin Troop 632 Waterford, NY Life Scout - Eagle Service Project

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  18. 2003.23 - Notice for Ceremony of Laying the Corner stone of the Public School Building in Waterford, NY

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  19. 2003.4 - Notice from the Trustee of Shool District No.2 Waterford, NY that the town Board of Health will provide for smallpox vaccination and children w/ out vaccinations will be excluded from school.

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  20. 2003.558.b - An invitation for the Waterford High School Commencement Exercises, Town Hall

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