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19th century Brooklyn cabinet card collection

Call Number

V1987.021

Date

circa 1890 to 1902, inclusive

Creator

Extent

0.12 Linear Feet in two folders.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The collection contains images of well-known Brooklyn locales such as Prospect Park, Coney Island, and Green-Wood Cemetery, as well as interior views of Brooklyn homes and rural scenes.

Scope and Contents

The 19th century Brooklyn cabinet card collection dates from circa 1890 to 1902 and consists of 23 items. The collection is composed primarily of cabinet cards, with mounted black-and-white prints included. The collection contains images of well-known Brooklyn locales such as Prospect Park, Coney Island, and Green-Wood Cemetery, as well as interior views of Brooklyn homes and rural scenes. A small number of street scenes are also included, such as an image of a railroad station in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Based on the date range of this collection, all items will enter the public domain by 2022. 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); 19th century Brooklyn cabinet card collection, V1987.021, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Swann Galleries, 1984.

Related Materials

The Brooklyn Historical Society holds several portrait collections with similar items, including the Brooklyn studio portrait collection (V1987.020) and the Dwight B. Demeritt, Jr. collection of 19th century Brooklyn portraits (V1988.028). Consult with library staff for more information.

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.

Collection processed by

Weatherly Stephan

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 11:20:29 +0000.
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Language: English

Processing Information

Fully processed to the item level.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: Prints by Accession 53 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201