New York State Library

"The thirteen images in this collection come from early 20th century women's periodicals in the NYS Library's collections. The images -- which include advertisements, political cartoons and article illustrations -- were published between 1909 and 1921 and are arranged chronologically" --

In the early morning hours of March 29, 1911, a fire broke out in the New York State Capitol at Albany. By sunset, the entire western portion of the building had sustained extensive structural damage. Within lay the entire collection of the New York State Library, almost completely reduced to ashes. Founded in 1818, this had been one of the finest research libraries in the country and home to innumerable manuscript and printed rarities. In a particularly...

Illustration and description of 39 facsimiles displayed on the 11th floor of the Cultural Education Center, Albany, N.Y. The originals are in the New York State Archives or the New York State Library's Manuscripts and Special Collections.