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Guide to the George P. Hall & Son Photograph Collection
[1876-1914]
 PR 24

New-York Historical Society
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Description is in English.

Container List

Series V: Negatives

Scope and Contents note

Series V consists of about 275 glass negatives of varying size. Some of the negatives in this collection were formerly part of the Negative File (PR 045), and have that file's assigned negative numbers on their enclosures. Negatives are arranged by size and thereunder by negative numbers. Those Hall negatives without negative numbers are arranged by subject. The oversize glass negatives should not generally be consulted due to their extreme fragility; researchers should discuss particular needs with a curator before obtaining access. The majority of the oversize negatives in this series are represented by photographic prints in Series I. Where numbers are missing from the numbered negative sequence, negatives bearing these numbers were either determined to belong to other collections or are presumed to have been destroyed.

5 x 7 to 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

New York City
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 30 111 Broadway, including Caldwell, Weston & Co. [stereograph]
undated
Box: 30 Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York (18)
[1901-1914]
Box: 30 Maiden Lane, showing campaign banner for McKinley and Hobart [copy negative from 1892 original]
undated
Box: 30 New York Harbor View
[1901-1914]
Other
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 30 Hoptacong, Lackawanna Railroad ship
[1901-1914]
Box: 30 Unidentified park view
[1901-1914]

10 x 12 inches

Connecticut - Hartford
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 31 Morgan Memorial
1913 Jul. 11
District of Columbia
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 31 Washington Monument
[1884-1914]
Massachusetts - Boston
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 31 Emmanuel Church, 15 Newberry Street, funeral of Dr. William R. Huntington (3)
1909 Jul. 28
Missouri - St. Louis
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 31 Street view
undated
New York - Garden City
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 31 Rural View
undated
New York - Newburgh
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 31 Joined view of Newburgh waterfront
undated
New York - Brooklyn
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 31 Ludwig van Beethoven Statue, Prospect Park
undated
Box: 31 Brooklyn Academy of Music
undated
Box: 31 Oceanic Hotel [copy negative]
[1901-1914]
Box: 31 Memorial Presbyterian Church, 186 St. James Place
undated
Box: 31 Summerfield Methodist Episcopal Church, Greene and Washington Avenues
undated
Box: 31 George Washington Equestrian Statue, Washington Plaza, Williamsburg
[1901-1914]
New York - Manhattan
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 31 14th Street Theatre
[1880-1910]
Box: 31 69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Avenue, interior and exterior (2)
[1910], undated
Box: 31 49-52 Broadway
[1911]
Box: 31 212 Broadway, United Building
[1910]
Box: 31 Broadway and Fulton Street, subway fire
[1905]
Box: 31 Central Park (3)
undated
Box: 31 City Hall Park [copy of 1903 original]
undated
Box: 31 Flatiron Building [Fuller Building]
[1902-1914]
Box: 31 Grace Church, 800 Broadway [copy of ca. 1883-1901 original]
undated
Box: 31 George P. Hall &Son Studio interiors (3)
[1883-1914]
Box: 32 Jewish Messenger, 70th Street and Central Park West
[1880-1902]
Box: 32 Lower Manhattan from New Jersey [copy]
[1910]
Box: 32 Hotel Marlborough and Rathskeller
[1910]
Box: 32 Mohawk Apartment Hotel, 450 West 57th Street
undated
Box: 32 New York Harbor [copy of lithograph]
undated
Box: 32 Park Row, from St. Paul's Chapel [copy of 1902 Hall photograph]
undated
Box: 32 Putnam House, 271 Fourth Avenue
undated
Box: 32 Staats-Zeitung Building
undated
Box: 32 Statue of Liberty [copy of 1898 Hall photograph - positive]
undated
Box: 32 Union Square, Lafayette statue
undated
New York - Queens
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 32 Flushing (3)
undated
Box: 32 Queensborough Public Library Ridgewood Heights branch
undated
Box: 32 New York - Shelter Island (2)
undated
Box: 32 New York - Yonkers (11)
undated
Portraits
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 33 Ulysses S. Grant [copy negative of 4 cartes-de-visite]
undated
Box: 33 George P. Hall, group photograph with three man labeled Jordan, Erving, and Norris
[1880-1900]
Box: 33 James S. Hall [copy negative]
undated
Box: 33 Hall, unidentified females in the Hall family (2 items)
undated
Box: 33 Henry Hudson [painting]
undated
Box: 33 Las Dos Americas, portrait of staff in office interior
1907
Box: 33 Unidentified (7)
undated
Miscellaneous
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 33 Hudson County Democrat, Hoboken newspaper, partial page From Saturday, October 6, 1866 discussing Democratic Congressional Convention
undated
Box: 33 Letter of introduction for James S. Hall to N.C. Rogers, esq. from E. &H.T. Anthony &Co.
[1890-1899]
Box: 33 Perry's Victory on Lake Erie, [painting]
undated
Unidentified
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 33 Building exteriors (4)
1914, undated
Box: 33 Building interiors (6)
[1900], undated

11 x 14 to 11 x 18 inches

Container 1 Container 2   Title Date
Box: 34 Folder : 61056 Alabama
undated
Box: 34 Folder : 61057 Unidentified ship
undated
Box: 34 Folder : 61058 U.S. Army Transport Buford
undated
Box: 34 Folder : 61059 Thomas
undated
Box: 34 Folder : 61060 Missouri
undated
Box: 34 Folder : 61061 Unidentified ship
undated
Box: 34 Folder : 61062 Transport Tug Slocum
undated
Box: 34 Folder : 61063 Two tugs and Army Transport
undated
Box: 34 Folder : 61064 Illinois
undated
Box: 34 Folder : 61065 U.S. Army Transport Crook
undated
Box: 34 Folder : 61066 Chicago
undated
Box: 35 Folder : 61067 Unidentified Ship
undated
Box: 35 Folder : 61068 U.S. Army Transport McPherson
undated
Box: 35 Folder : 61069 Kentucky
undated
Box: 35 Folder : 61070 Unidentified town view
undated
Box: 35 Folder : 61071 Unidentified Bridge
undated
Box: 35 Folder : 61072 Southern Manhattan, East River
undated
Box: 35 Folder : 61073 U.S. Army Transport Kilpatrick
undated
Box: 35 Folder : 61074 Manhattan Beach Hotel
[1905-1910]
Box: 35 Folder : 61075 Broad Street
1912
Box: 35 Folder : 61076 Whitehall Building
undated
Box: 35 Folder : 61077 Battery Park, harbor view
undated
Box: 36 Folder : 61078 Unidentified bridge
undated
Box: 36 Folder : 61079 Brooklyn Bridge
1903
Box: 36 Folder : 61081 Brooklyn Bridge
undated
Box: 36 Folder : 61082 Leila M. Hall [Mrs. J.S. Hall], portrait
undated
Box: 36 Folder : 61083 Unidentified residence
undated
Box: 36 Folder : 61084 Soldiers and Sailors Monument
undated
Box: 36 Folder : 61085 Olympia, U.S. Army Transport
undated
Box: 36 Folder : 61086 Estherson's Family Wine and Liquor Store
undated
Box: 36 Folder : 61087 Madison Avenue at 56th Street
undated
Box: 36 Folder : 61088 Unidentified ship
undated
Box: 36 Folder : 61089 Unidentified man [in early roadster, goggles on head]
undated
Box: 37 Folder : 61090 RMS Baltic
undated
Box: 37 Folder : 61091 Warship Missouri
undated
Box: 37 Folder : 61092 Prinzessin Victoria Louise,  Montclair in background
undated
Box: 37 Folder : 61093 St. Paul's Chapel
undated
Box: 37 Folder : 61094 Unidentified U.S. Army Transport Ship
undated
Box: 37 Folder : 61095 Manhattan Refrigerating Co., West Street
undated
Box: 37 Folder : 61096 Manhattan Beach view
undated
Box: 37 Folder : 61097 Unidentified military camp
undated
Box: 37 Folder : 61098 Pennsylvania Station, excavation site
[1903]
Box: 37 Folder : 61099 Broadway, 271, at Chambers Street
undated
Box: 37 Folder : 61100 E.H. Van Ingen Co. Building[The Mohawk]
undated
Box: 37 Folder : 61101 Brooklyn Bridge and New York skyline
1908
Box: 38 Folder : 61102-61104 Brooklyn Bridge and East River views
undated
Box: 38 Folder : 61105 Unidentified residence
undated
Box: 38 Folder : 61106 American Surety Building
1898
Box: 38 Folder : 61107 Unidentified woman
undated
Box: 38 Folder : 61108 Coney Island
undated
Box: 38 Folder : 61109 Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach
[1905-1910]
Box: 38 Folder : 61110 Manhattan Beach
undated
Box: 39 Folder : 61111 Campaign Banner for Seth Low
[1901]
Box: 39 Folder : 61112 Wall Street
undated
Box: 39 Folder : 61113 Singer Building
undated
Box: 39 Folder : 61114 Graduation ceremony, unidentified
undated
Box: 39 Folder : 61115 Montauk
undated
Box: 39 Folder : 61116 Unidentified military camp
undated
Box: 39 Folder : 61117 Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences [Brooklyn Museum]
1912
Box: 40 Folder : 61118-61122 Unidentified buildings
undated
Box: 40 Folder : 61123 Brighton Beach, bathing pavilion
undated
Box: 40 Folder : 61124-61125 Unidentified buildings
undated
Box: 40 Folder : 61127 Fire department building, 367-369 Jay Street, near Myrtle Avenue
undated
Box: 40 Folder : 61128-61131 Sagtikos Manor, West Bay Shore, Long Island
undated
Box: 41 Folder : 61132 Sagtikos Manor
[1902]
Box: 41 Folder : 61133 Jamaica Avenue, near Long Island Railroad crossing
undated
Box: 41 Folder : 61134 Unidentified parade
undated
Box: 41 Folder : 61135-61137 Sagtikos Manor, interiors
[1902]
Box: 41 Folder : 61138 Unidentified waterfront view (9 x 11")
undated
Box: 42 Folder : 61139 Bowling Green
undated
Box: 42 Folder : 61140 Construction scene, unidentified building
undated
Box: 42 Folder : 61141 Brooklyn Bridge
undated
Box: 42 Folder : 61142 New York Harbor
undated
Box: 42 Folder : 61143 City Hall Park
[1903]
Box: 43 Folder : 66600 Grand Central Terminal, looking north from 41st Street
[1896]
Box: 43 Folder : 66601 Fifth Avenue, looking north above 53rd Street, east side
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66602 [Bird's Eye view of lower Manhattan, copy of a painting by Moses King, ca. 1903]
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66604 Holy Trinity Church, 42nd Street &Madison Avenue [Dr. Tyng's Church]
1880
Box: 43 Folder : 66605 Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Tower
1898
Box: 43 Folder : 66606 Cooper Square
[1909]
Box: 43 Folder : 66607 Herald Square, 33rd Street, Broadway and Fifth Avenue
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66608 Central Park South
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66609 Fifth Avenue Building, Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street
1909
Box: 43 Folder : 66610 St. Paul's Chapel
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66611 Hanover Square, Elevated trains winding between buildings
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66612 U.S.S. Indiana
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66613 Fifth Avenue and 51st Street, Vanderbilt Houses
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66614 Park Row and Frankfort Street, "Homeward Bound"
1906
Box: 43 Folder : 66615 Cavalry charge of Lt. Henry B. Hidden [copy of painting by V. Nehlig, 1862]
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66633 Unidentified church interior
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66635 Unidentified church interior
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66636 Unidentified parade
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66637 Trinity Church
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66638 Wall Street [copy of 1864 photograph]
undated
Box: 43 Folder : 66644-66646 The New-York Historical Society, exterior
[1908-1912]
Box: 44 Folder : 66647 Liberty Street, Singer Building in background
undated
Box: 44 Folder : 66648 Manhattan Life Insurance Building, with Trinity Church
undated
Box: 44 Folder : 66649 Broad Street, New York Stock Exchange
1904
Box: 44 Folder : 66650 Unidentified view
undated
Box: 44 Folder : 66651 Sloane Maternity Hospital, 447 West 59th Street
undated

11 x 18 inches (broken)

Container 1     Title Date
Box: 45 Manhattan - Cathedral of St. John the Divine [Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine]
1898
Box: 45 Manhattan - Maiden Lane, 87-89
[1895-1905]
Box: 45 Manhattan - Park Row, rooftop view
undated
Box: 45 University Club, 1 West 54th Street
[1900-1914]

14 x 17 inches

Brooklyn
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 46 Coney Island street views (5)
undated
Box: 46 Governor's Island
undated
Manhattan
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 46 Bellevue Hospital
1909
Box: 46 Finanacial District, rooftop view
[1905]
Box: 46 Ulysses S. Grant's Funeral, Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street [copy negative of 1885 original]
undated
Box: 46 Hudson Terminal, City Investing, and Singer Building
1908
Box: 46 Knickerbocker HOtel
undated
Box: 46 Knickerbocker Trust Co.
undated
Box: 46 Manhattan Bridge
undated
Box: 46 New York Public Library
undated
Box: 47 New York skyline panorama (3)
undated
Box: 47 New York skyline, ships in foreground
undated
Box: 47 St. Paul's Church
undated
Box: 47 Trinity Church (3)
undated
Box: 47 Washington Square Park, rooftop view from southwest
[1892-1914]
Miscellaneous
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 47 Bank of Cuba
undated
Box: 47 Priscilla[ship]
undated
Box: 47 Group portrait of six men, one holding a stereograph camera
undated
Box: 47 Southern Railroad, Lynchburg, Virginia (2 parts of panorama)
undated

17 x 20 inches

Container 1     Title Date
Box: 48 Haverley's Theatre, Brooklyn
undated
Box: 48 Sans Souci Hotel, Ballston Spa, New York
undated
Box: 48 New York view from water, including Pier 21
undated
Box: 48 Unidentified Mansion
undated
Box: 49 Unidentified buildings (3)
undated
Box: 49 Unidentified view
undated

18 x 22 inches

Manhattan
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 50 City Hall and City Hall Park, rooftop view
undated
Box: 50 Consolidated Exchange, O.D. Budd &Co.
undated
Box: 50 East River, from Brooklyn toward Manhattan
undated
Box: 50 Hamburg American Building, rooftop view
undated
Box: 50 Mail &Express Building
undated
Box: 50 Royal Insurance Building, rooftop view
undated
Unidentified
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 50 Unidentified demolition scene
undated
Box: 51 Unidentified building
undated
Box: 51 Unidentified churches (3)
undated
Box: 51 Unidentified group portrait of men in front of building
undated
Box: 51 Unidentified library interior
undated
Box: 51 Unidentified view [rural]
undated
Box: 52 Unidentified Bridge [broken, now 14 x 22 inches]
undated
Copy negatives
Container 1     Title Date
Box: 52 New York Stock Exchange [copy negative of 1881 original by Beal]
undated
Box: 52 Trinity Church [copy negative of lithograph]
undated
Box: 52 Seventh Regiment Parade [copy negative]
undated

Various oversize (2010 Donation)

Container 1     Title Date
Box: 53 Penn Station excavation
undated
Box: 54 Metropolitan Museum of Art
undated
Box: 55 Lusitania [broken, loss at corner]
undated
Box: 56 City Hall

Existence and Location of Copies

A transparency of this image is located in Box 29, Folder 269.

undated
Box: 57 Orient Hotel, Coney Island
Box: 58 Bowery [looking N.]

Existence and Location of Copies

A transparency of this image is located in Box 29, Folder 269

undated
Box: 59 Mt. Pelee, Coney Island

Existence and Location of Copies

A transparency of this image is located in Box 29, Folder 269

undated
Box: 60 145th Street and Broadway

Existence and Location of Copies

A transparency of this image is located in Box 29, Folder 269

undated
Box: 61 Atlantic Avenue and Bedford Avenue

Existence and Location of Copies

A transparency of this image is located in Box 29, Folder 269

undated
Box: 62 NYC skyline from water
undated
Box: 63 Columbus Circle
undated
Box: 64 Herald Square

Existence and Location of Copies

A transparency of this image is located in Box 29, Folder 269

undated
Box: 65 Montauk

Existence and Location of Copies

A transparency of this image is located in Box 29, Folder 269

undated
Box: 66 Fulton Street (or Barclay Street?)

Existence and Location of Copies

A transparency of this image is located in Box 29, Folder 269

undated
Box: 67 Madison Square

Existence and Location of Copies

A transparency of this image is located in Box 29, Folder 269

undated
Box: 68 Long Island City (Prospect St. and St. Jane St.)

Existence and Location of Copies

A transparency of this image is located in Box 29, Folder 269

undated
Box: 69 Saratoga [ship]
undated
Box: 69 Niagara Falls (2)
undated
Box: 70 Niagara Falls (4)
undated
Box: 71 Niagara Falls

Existence and Location of Copies

A transparency of this image is located in Box 29, Folder 269

undated
Box: 72 Ship in Hudson ("Slope"? – note written on box)
undated
Box: 72 U.S. Army transport McClellen in NY Harbor
undated
Box: 72 U.S. Sedgwick in NY Harbor [cracked]
Box: 73 Copy negative of painting – portrait of Henry Drissler
undated
Box: 73 Copy negative of painting – portrait of F.A.P. Barnard
undated
Box: 73 Copy negative of painting – portrait of Samuel Johnson
undated
Box: 73 Copy negative of historical botanical diagram (?)
undated
Box: 73 Copy negative of historical letter signed by John Van Cortland et al.
undated
Box: 73 Copy negative of painting
undated
Box: 74 Third Avenue Railway - Fort Lee Ferry street car– Riverside Drive (?)
undated
Box: 74 Sir Thomas Lipton on boat deck
undated
Box: 74 Unidentified man, seated in uniform (Salvation Army?)
undated
Box: 74 Open drawbridge
undated
Box: 74 University Club (?) (54th and Fifth Ave.)
undated
Box: 75 Brooklyn Bridge and docks, from Manhattan
undated

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