These three gentlemen are taking part in the celebrations marking the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the New York State Conservation Department. The man seated to the left wears the uniform of a forest ranger, while the other two are unidentified. The celebration commemorates the fifty year anniversary of the law which established the Forest Commission, the ancestor of the Conservation Department, as well as the Adirondack Forest Preserve. This image was created to record the festivities sponsored by the Conservation Department commemorating the anniversary.

Identifier
NYSA_14297-87_4029

Date Original
1935

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives, New York (State). Conservation Dept. Photographic prints and negatives, [ca. 1904-1949], 14297-87, SARA No. 4029.

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