Glimpses of Brooklyn viewbooks
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Abstract
The Glimpses of Brooklyn viewbooks are comprised of 25 black-and-white non-photographic prints of photographs depicting views of Brooklyn, circa 1890. The viewbooks were published by the Mercantile Illustrating Company in 1894.
Historical note
Viewbooks, also called souvenir albums or view albums, are books that contain commercially published groups of photographs depicting a place, activity, or event.
Sources:
- Getty Research Institute: Art & Architecture Thesaurus. "Viewbooks." Accessed June 27, 2011. http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=viewbooks&logic=AND¬e=&english=N&prev_page=1&subjectid=300026684
Scope and Contents
The Glimpses of Brooklyn viewbooks are comprised of 25 black-and-white non-photographic prints of photographs depicting views of Brooklyn, circa 1890. The viewbooks were published by the Mercantile Illustrating Company in 1894. Images of Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Bridge, Green-Wood Cemetery, and Brooklyn Heights are included and captions accompany each image. Each viewbook contains 23 pages, measuring 7.2 x 10.5. One of the original softcovers has been recovered with a hardcover library binding that is now brittle, while many of its pages have separated from its binding. The other viewbook retains its original softcover, but some of its pages were previously water damaged. Digital versions of the images from the viewbooks are available via the image database located in the library.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction rights for images from the viewbooks have not been evaluated. 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); Glimpses of Brooklyn viewbooks, ARC.227, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
One viewbook was a gift of William Schroeder, M.D., date unknown. The source and date of acquisition of the second viewbook is unknown. The viewbooks were formally accessioned in 1986.
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.
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Processing Information note
Fully processed to the item level.
This collection combines the accessions V1986.012 and V1986.013.
