In almost any other structure in the world, this would be a view of a grand, showy staircase. But in the New York State Capitol, it’s the ugly stepsister . . . or at least the plain one. Overshadowed by the Great Western Staircase (also called the Million Dollar Staircase), with its inumerable ornate carvings reaching up to the top of the building, and by the Senate Staircase, with its slightly less ornate three stories, the Assembly Staircase is just a simple beauty. The stereoscope view is undated, but it hardly matters. It has not changed