Manuscripts

The great seal of the state of New York :

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Description: Circular wax seal of the first seal of New York State, devised by a committee appointed in April 1777. On the front is a rising sun with the motto: "Excelsior" and "The Great Seal of the State of New York." On the reverse is a rock in the ocean, with "Frustra."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1777.
Call number: mssHM 84360
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of March 2020.
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Annual Fair of the Moravia Agricultural Society. Diploma

Visual Materials

Image of fields, grain, farm implements, and livestock at center of a certificate issued by the Moravia Agricultural Society of New York; four images of men and women with grain or farm implements at left and right, including a Native American Indian; seal with women in flowing garments on either side of an eagle on a shield with the motto "Excelsior" underneath at bottom center.

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Appointment of Hugh Peebles as Commissioner of Taxes for the County of Saratoga, New York

Manuscripts

With great seal of New York State attached.

mssHM 5328

Map of the New York Central and Hudson River Rail Road and its principal connections

Visual Materials

Image of a map of a portion of the Eastern and Midwestern United States from as far west as Omaha, Nebraska, to the Atlantic Ocean, showing the railroad routes of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad and connecting lines, with a vignette of the seal of New York with the banner "Excelsior" above the map title; map verso contains fold-up map cover with a vignette of a passenger train car labeled "Wagners Palace Drawing Room Car" and panels with promotional descriptions and timetables.

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Niagara Falls Fire Department. State of New York. To all whom these presents shall come, ... do hereby appoint Walter C. Hulett a fireman in Fire Company No. 2

Visual Materials

Image of a certificate from the trustees of the Village of Niagara Falls New York, made out in manuscript to Walter C. Hulett and dated June 9, 1852, that appoints Hulett a fireman in Niagara Falls Fire Department Fire Company No. 2, with a central image of the seal of New York labeled “Excelsior” with the goddesses Liberty and Justice standing on either side of a shield and an American eagle on the banks of the Niagara River with Niagara Falls, ships, and town rooftops in the background; certificate has ornate patterned border.

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New York : city of New York

Visual Materials

Image of an eye-level cityscape view of New York City with people on the waterfront and ships in the foreground, in a shield motif, vignettes of the seal of New York, ship's cargo, and navigational equipment.

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Camp Putnam. The encampment of the National Guard of New York, at New-Haven Conn. June 1832

Visual Materials

Image of Camp Putnam encampment for the New York State National Guard 27th Artillery Regiment in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1832; the regiment stands at attention in front of civilian onlookers; horse-drawn vehicles containing spectators on a dirt road in foreground; tents and a large American flag in the encampment; hilly landscape in background; eagle-topped crest with "NG" at center and motto "Pro Patria Et Gloria" below in bottom center margin.

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The great seal of the state of New York :

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