title: Albany (Images of America: New York)
author: Don Rittner
description: Author Don Rittner has written two other books published by Arcadia: Troy and Lansingburgh. For Albany, he has carefully researched and assembled some 235 images, which come mainly from the Pruyn Library of Albany History and has included several from the Old Albany collection of friend Morris Gerber. Rittner has been recognized for his work in the preservation of community history.
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  GREATEST HIGHWAY  
  IN
  
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  THE WORLD
  
  Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information  
  of the Towns, Cities and  
  Country passed through between  
  New York and Chicago via The  
  New York Central Lines
  
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  _Illustrated_
  
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  Based on the
  
    
  **Encyclopaedia Britannica**
  
  Cover image
  
  ##  **Contents  
  (Supplied by Transcriber) **
  
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  >   *   * **[ **Foreword** ](text00000.html#filepos0000003836) **
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  >   *   * [ **New York to Albany** ](text00000.html#filepos0000008758)
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  >   *   * [ **Albany to Syracuse** ](text00000.html#filepos0000140197)
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  >   *   * [ **Syracuse to Buffalo** ](text00000.html#filepos0000250516)
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  >   *   * [ **Buffalo to Cleveland** ](text00000.html#filepos0000297240)
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  >   *   * [ **Cleveland to Chicago** ](text00000.html#filepos0000337741)
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  >   *   * [ **Facts About The New York Central Railroad Company**
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  ## Foreword
  
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