Descriptive Summary
| Title: | George E. Stonebridge Photograph Collection |
|---|---|
| Dates [inclusive]: | 1897-1918 (Bulk 1899-1904) |
| Dates [bulk]: | 1899-1904 |
| Abstract: | Stonebridge's work preserves scenes of outdoor family activities and local events
in the Bronx. A sample of subjects includes Bronx parks, Croton dam strike, Brooklyn
Navy Yard, funeral of General Franz Sigel, Dewey Naval and Land Parade, Niagara Falls,
Jerome Park, Van Cortlandt Park, May Walk 1898-1899, Cycle Parade 1897-1898, wrecks,
fires, Sportsman's Show, Stevens airship, Fordham, portraits, Orchard Beach, City
Island, clubs, houses, churches, gas works (where Stonebridge was employed), New York
Zoological Park, state militia camps and activities, the Seventh Regiment and Riverside
Park. There are also baseball teams in action, scenes from Garrison, N.Y., and grim
views of the "General Slocum" steamboat disaster victims
Glass negatives and positives from the George E. Stonebridge Photograph Collection are digitized and available in the Shelby White and Leon Levy Digital Library. |
| Quantity: | 33 Linear feet (4,578 4 x 5" glass negatives; 8 2 x 3" acetate negatives; 40 4 x 5" glass positives; 2288 4 x5" vintage prints; 4 8 x 10" vintage prints; 94 vintage mounted prints; 76 8 x 10" modern copy prints; 1 small photograph album; and 1 photographer's logbook) |
| Call Phrase: | PR 66 |