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Panoramic shot of the New York State Office Building. it has a strong 1920s...(more)
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The plaza overlooks the Albany area. There were some nice, new buildings, and...(more)
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The edge of the Plaza (by The Egg) overlooked a grassy area and then highways...(more)
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The Plaza and a bit of art alongside the pool (the yellow bit). It's several...(more)
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Stephanie eyes a sample of fluorite. Someday, it shall be hers...oh yes...it...(more)
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Herkimer diamond quartz. "Herkimer"? Come on? It sounds like hurdy-gurdy or...(more)
We also took a tour of the Capitol building. Cool, old building.
I took even more pictures.
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A panoramic shot of the main stairs in the NYS Capitol Building. The stitching...(more)
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Many of the columns have faces of well-known people carved into them. This one...(more)
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Another shot of the assembly chamber. The thing under the windows is a display...(more)
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The fireplace in the assembly chamber. Unlike the senate chamber, it's not big...(more)
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A panoramic shot of one part of the ceiling in one part of the Capitol. The...(more)
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The next set of pictures are from the Hall of Governors, which has portraits of...(more)
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George Clinton was the first governor of NY—not to be confused with the other,...(more)
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Franklink Delano Roosevelt, 44th Governor of NY, 1929-1932 (he became president...(more)
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Thomas Dewey, 47th Governor of New York, 1943-1954. He ran for president but...(more)
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Nelson Rockefeller, the 49th governor of NY, 1959-1973, was among other things,...(more)
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The inside of one of the elevators, that still has a manual control lever. ...(more)