Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Victor Prevost Photograph Collection |
|---|---|
| Dates [inclusive]: | 1853-ca. 1943 |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of 44 calotype negatives and several generations of contact
prints. The artfully composed scenes are thought to be among the earliest surviving
paper photographic views of New York City. They are prized as fine examples of the
calotype process, which was rarely used in the United States. The images portray 23
sites from Battery Place and lower Broadway's commercial buildings to the Crystal
Palace exhibition, scattered buildings in upper Manhattan, and churches around East
28th Street, near Prevost's home.
The Victor Prevost Photograph Collection is digitized and available in the Shelby White and Leon Levy Digital Library. |
| Quantity: | 7.42 Linear feet (5 boxes, plus one flat file folder) |
| Location: | Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit. |
| Language: | The documents in the collection are in English. |
| Call Phrase: | PR 56 |