An unidentified speaker stands before an outdoor celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Conservation Department. Behind him, in the grey suit, sits Commissioner Lithgow Osborne. Seated to the right ot the platform are a number of men in forest ranger uniforms. This 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_4034

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. 4034.

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