Edward B. Watson photographs and prints collection: Edward B. Watson photographs and prints collection: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Call Number

ARC.213

Date

circa 1880 to 1957, inclusive

Creator

Watson, Edward B. (Role: Photographer)

Extent

0.42 Linear Feet contained in two manuscript boxes.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The Edward B. Watson photographs and prints collection dates from circa 1880 to 1957 and measures .42 linear feet. The collection consists of 99 black-and-white photographs taken by Edward B. Watson from 1927 to 1957 and roughly 440 clippings culled by Watson from various magazines.

Biographical note

Edward B. Watson was born in 1906, attended Williams College in Williamstown, MA, and graduated in 1929 with a BA. Watson then attended Columbia University School of Architecture and graduated with a masters degree in 1933. He coauthored or contributed to several books on architecture and transportation in New York City and Brooklyn including Brooklyn Trolleys, The Brooklyn Elevated, New York in Aerial Views: 68 Photographs, and New York Then and Now: 83 Manhattan Sites Photographed in the Past and Present. He also contributed to many other publications pertaining to public transportation. Watson served as director of the Long Island Historical Society (now the Brooklyn Historical Society) and was the president of the Branford Electric Railway for 22 years. His other interests included opera, theater, and piano.

Sources:

Greller, James Clifford and Edward B. Watson. Brooklyn Trolleys. Hicksville, N.Y.: N.J. International, 1986.

Scope and Contents

The Edward B. Watson photographs and prints collection dates from circa 1880 to 1957 and measures .42 linear feet. The collection consists of 99 black-and-white photographs taken by Edward B. Watson from 1927 to 1957 and roughly 440 clippings culled by Watson from various magazines. The subjects of the images in the photographs and clippings are chiefly buildings, monuments, and locations in Brooklyn, N.Y. The collection is organized into two series: Series 1: Photographs and Series 2: Clippings

Subjects

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for unpublished works is protected until 70 years after the death of the creator. Commercially produced images published before 1923 have entered the public domain. Commercially produced images published after 1923 will vary when they enter the public domain. For information on securing rights to publish or reproduce, please see the Brooklyn Historical Society Reproduction Rights Policy.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Edward B. Watson photographs and prints collection, ARC.213, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Edward B. Watson, 1963.

Related Materials

Brooklyn Historical Society also holds several related materials in the Othmer Library. Interested researchers should see the list below. Please consult library staff for more information.

Greller, James Clifford and Edward B. Watson. Brooklyn Trolleys. Hicksville, N.Y.: N.J. International, 1986.

Greller, James Clifford and Edward B. Watson. The Brooklyn Elevated. Hicksville, N.Y.: N.J. International, 198-

Watson, Edward B. The Church Avenue Line. 1956?

Watson, Edward B. and Edmund Vincent Gillon. New York Then and Now: 83 Manhattan Sites Photographed in the Past and Present. New York: Dover Publications, 1976.

Fried, William and Edward B. Watson. New York in Aerial Views: 68 Photographs. New York: Dover Publications, 1980.

Other Finding Aids

Item level description and digital versions of images from the collection are available for searching via the image database in the library. Please consult library staff for more information.

Collection processed by

Patricia Glowinski

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-12-19 20:15:59 +0000.

Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Language: English.

Processing Information note

Fully processed to the item level.

This collection combines the accessions V1976.001 and V1976.002.

Sponsor Note

This collection was processed and described as part of the project, "Uncovering the Secrets of Brooklyn's 19th Century Past: Creation to Consolidation," funded by the Council on Library and Information Resources, with additional support from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Box: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Box: Oversize Prints by Accession 9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Edward B. Watson photographs and prints collection