In this July 31, 2012 photo, display cases filled with historic documents and painted portraits of former governors line the Hall of Governors on the second floor of the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Historic artifacts that have been kept in storage for years are now on display in the corridors of the Capitol and the adjacent Empire State Plaza. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York state has raided its attic and found American history.
The hallways in the state capitol complex in Albany are filled with artifacts that include a slave bill of sale, a 1966 Harley-Davidson motorcycle used by state police, and items that Gov. Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt would take to Washington.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo started the raid on a little-known warehouse where centuries of New York history were boxed away.
Now the working statehouse is an up-close museum of state and American history that is drawing thousands of visitors.
Among the favourites are a huge 1813 portrait of George Washington and several limousines, cars and trucks dating to 1908.
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