Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Browning Photograph Collection |
|---|---|
| Dates [inclusive]: | 1918-1952 (bulk 1920-1938) |
| Abstract: | The Browning Collection consists primarily of photographs of interiors and exteriors
of 1920s and 1930s New York buildings, including art deco theaters, hotels, skyscrapers,
suburban residences, shops, and institutions. Also captured are Manhattan shoppers
and window displays, Lower East Side peddlers, advertising sandwich boards, roof tops,
Great Depression shanty towns and street life, dramatic skylines, night views, weather,
sports, many types of transportation, and photomontages. Documents and ephemera in
the collection relate to Irving Browning's professional career as a photographer and
cinematographer.
The Browning Photograph Collection is digitized and available in the Shelby White and Leon Levy Digital Library. |
| Quantity: | 7 Linear feet (27 boxes) |
| Call Phrase: | PR 9 |