Guide to the John Albok Photograph Collection 1928 - 1997 (Bulk: 1930 - 1980) PR 001

Photographs of New York City street scenes and events

Guide to the Eugene L. Armbruster Photograph Collection 1894-1939 PR-081

New York photographer and local historian born in Baden-Baden, Germany; emigrated to the United States 1882 and lived in Brooklyn, New York. Armbruster photographed historic houses, churches, streetscapes, and buildings throughout New York City, and some of the images he created served to illustrate pamphlets he wrote on the local history of the area.

Guide to the Jessie Tarbox Beals Photograph Collection [1900-1940] (Bulk 1904-1920) PR 004

Jessie Tarbox Beals, the first female photojournalist, lived in New York City for many years and documented the Greenwich Village bohemian scene, city scenes, and backyard gardens.

Guide to the Robert L. Bracklow Photograph Collection 1882-1918 (Bulk 1896-1905) PR 008

Bracklow photographed New York City and surrounding areas around the turn of the century. He focused on architectural views, as well as areas or buildings that were being torn down to reshape the city environment.

Guide to the Lucius H. Cathan Photograph Collection [1880-1890], undated PR 139

Collection of negatives and photographs taken by Lucius H. Cathan consisting of studio portraits of unidentified individuals, portraits of the Cathan family, and views of the Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad in Vermont.

Guide to the Arthur D. Chapman Photograph Collection 1908-1922, 1953 PR 015

Collection of sixty photographs by Arthur D. Chapman featuring compositions of pictorial interest in his everyday surroundings in New York, and particularly in Greenwich Village. Two self-portraits are also included.

Guide to the de Groot Family Photograph Collection 1853-[1967], undated PR 120

Collection of photographs of Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967) and portraits of members of her extended family including her parents, siblings, cousins, and their ancestors. Includes photographs of war work in France during World War I.

Guide to the William Adams Delano Collection 1899-1949, undated PR 244

The William Adams Delano Collection contains photographs and drawings documenting his education in Paris, and some photographs of the projects his architecture firm designed.

Guide to the Andreas Feininger Photograph Collection [1939]-1954, 1970-1984 PR 207

The collection consists of Andreas Feininger's depictions of New York City from 1939 through 1954, and the 1970s through early 1980s. 1940s views depict Times Square, Fifth Avenue, elevated railroads, the Brooklyn Bridge, the waterfront and river traffic, shops and shop owners in a variety of neighborhoods, and a variety of street, park, and skyline views. 1970s and 1980s views depict graffiti, signs, murals, posters, billboards, reflections, water tanks, fire escapes, and especially the Times Square area with its characteristic erotic film venues and advertisements.

Guide to the Fifth Avenue Coach Company Collection 1895-1962 Fifth Avenue Coach Company Collection

The Fifth Avenue Coach Collection of photographs dates from 1895 through 1962. The photos document the company's buses, bus operations, bus construction, bus repair and maintenance, bus stops and routes, and facilities. Views include work areas, as well as leisure areas for employees, and special events such as public service projects. Photos also show street scenes of the city. The albums contain clippings and other items documenting the company and its public relations.

Guide to the Arnold Genthe Photograph Collection [1895]-1942 (Bulk 1906-1927) PR 019

The Arnold Genthe Photograph Collection primarily contains examples of Genthe's early work in San Francisco's Chinatown, later portraits of well-known personalities in the arts, politics, and society, classic photographs of Isadora Duncan and other early modern dancers, and both color and black-and-white landscapes of Long Island and Westchester, New York, and of international destinations such as Guatemala and Japan.

Guide to the Arthur W. Grumbine Photograph Collection [1938]-60, n.d. PR-097

Amateur photographs of Manhattan, focusing on street scenes, transportation, and signage.

Guide to the George P. Hall & Son Photograph Collection [1876-1914] PR 024

Large-format views in this collection provide detailed, flattering depictions of Manhattan from the 1880s through the 1910s. Included are depictions of early skyscrapers, hotel and theater exteriors, harbor activity, and downtown streets, as well as views of Brooklyn's business areas and resorts. Views of the U.S. Navy's new steel battleships of the 1890s and areas outside New York are included.

Guide to the Alexander Morgan Hamilton Family Photograph Collection [1895]-1948, n.d.(Bulk 1905-1948) PR 103

Collection of photographic prints, albums, scrapbooks, and certificates documenting the social, private, and political activities of the family of Alexander Morgan Hamilton (1903-1970). Materials relating to Elizabeth Hamilton's former husbands, John Wanamaker, Jr. and C. Egerton Warburton, are also included.

Guide to the Alexander Hatos Photograph Collection 1948-1970(Bulk 1964-1967) PR 048

Primarily photographs of the destruction of Pennsylvania Station and the construction of Madison Square Garden.

Guide to the Charles Gilbert Hine Photograph Collection 1883-1908 PR 082

Platinum, cyanotype, and albumen prints of various Manhattan locations dating from 1883-1908. Views of streets, buildings, businesses, monuments, theaters, billboards, posters, celebrations, and scenes of everyday life are included. The collection also contains a three volume set of photograph albums which portrays Broadway from north to south and includes historical essays and clippings.

Guide to the Raymond Hood Photograph Collection 1911-1933 PR 148

The Raymond Hood Photograph Collection spans the years 1911-1913 and primarily contains photographs of buildings designed by architect Raymond Hood. Buildings pictured are: the Daily News building, the McGraw-Hill building, the American Radiator Company building, all in New York City, the Chicago Tribune Building, and the National Radiator building in London. Photographs of private homes, apartment buildings, churches, memorials, World's Fair exhibits, and competition drawings are also included.

Guide to the Frank M. Ingalls Photograph Collection ca. 1901-1930 PR 028

The Collection includes photographs taken around lower Manhattan and Queens. The majority of the views are of skyscraper and building construction and street scenes.

Guide to the Jennings Photograph Collection [1858]-1957 PR 135

Collection of albums, book manuscripts, scrapbooks, photographic prints, postcards, and negatives realting to the family and career of Arthur Bates Jennings, primarily compiled by his son Dr. Edward Allen Jennings.

Guide to the Theron Kilmer Photograph Collection ca. 1920-1942 PR 030

Artistic portraits of male sitters, mainly physicians and clergymen.

Guide to the Bella C. Landaur Writings and Reference Collection Ca. 1856 - 1972 (bulk 1926-1950) PR 149

Scrapbooks, indices, monographs, articles, and correspondence comprise an archive for the Bella C. Landauer Collection of Business and Advertising Ephemera at the New-York Historical Society as well as for other collections of Landauer's that she deposited at other institutions.

Guide to The Charles M. Lefferts Military Uniforms Print Collection 1880-1926 (Bulk 1900-1926) PR 099

Collection of printed unsewn signatures, half-tone reproductions of original illustrations, and photographic copies of original illustrations, principally from the 1926 book, "Uniforms of the Armies of the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783" by Charles M. Lefferts, as well as reproductions of illustrations by Lefferts for other projects, and illustrations compiled by him of military uniforms by other artists.

Guide to the Lighthouse Photograph and Print Collection [1860]-1938 PR 038

Collection of photographs and prints depicting lighthouses, light vessels, and related equipment, primarily in the United States, from about 1860 through 1938. A few views of foreign lighthouses and equipment are included, as is an album of lithographs of architectural plans, sections, and elevations for lighthouses, light vessels, lenses, and other equipment.

Guide to the William E. Light Collection of New York City Photographs [1880-1889] PR 037

William E. Light donated the collection which includes photographs of street life in and around Union Square during the 1800s.

Guide to the McLaughlin Air Service Photograph Collection 1934-1969 (bulk 1940-1942) PR 043

Aerial views of the five boroughs of New York City. Prints date from 1941-1942.

Guide to the Papers of Sigmund and Margaret Nestor 1942-1946

The collection includes correspondence between Sigmund Nestor, from U.S. Army domestic camps in 1942 and 1945, and from India and China in 1945 and 1946, and his wife Margaret Nestor in the Bronx (1942) and Florida (1945-1946). Included are letters postcards, and a telegram; enclosures from the letters; and the Nestors' wedding announcement.

Guide to the Ruth Orkin Photograph Collection Ca. 1950-1981 PR 190

The Ruth Orkin Photograph Collection spans the period from ca. 1950 to 1981 and contains photographs of New York City, primarily Central Park and the surrounding areas.

Guide to the Parsons Family Papers 1824-1956 (Bulk 1889-1939) Parsons Family Papers

The Parsons Family Papers contains correspondence and memorabilia. The correspondence is generally among family members, particularly letters from eldest daughter Mary Parsons, and describes their trips abroad, their life in New York City and Lenox, Massachusetts, and general family relationships.

Guide to the Photographer File Ca. 1882-present PR 050

The collection is a file containing photographs, mainly of New York City, taken by well-known photographers.

Guide to the Pirie MacDonald Portrait Photograph Collection [1885]-1942 (Bulk 1900-1942) PR-039

The collection consists of 500 portraits of men made in New York City between 1900 and 1942. Dramatic lighting characterizes MacDonald's soft focus head-and-shoulder portraits, which are contact prints from glass negatives.

Guide to the James T. and Rachel Booth Powers Collection [1864]-1948, undated PR 105

Personal and theatrical portraits and ephemera of comic actors James T. Powers and Rachel Booth Powers.

Guide to the Raven Poetry Circle of Greenwich Village Collection Ca. 1933- ca. 1954 PR 108

Photographs and ephemera of the Raven Poetry Circle of Greenwich Village and their annual outdoor poetry exhibits.

Guide to the Robinson Family Papers 1822-1966 (Bulk 1860-1940) Robinson Family Papers and BV Robinson

The Robinson Family Papers document the immediate family of Dr. Beverley Robinson, his wife Anna Foster Robinson, their children Beverley R., Herman, Pauline, and Anna Robinson, and some extended family members. The collection includes correspondence, scrapbooks, dairies, photographs, and volumes related to the relations and travels of the Robinson family.

Guide to the William J. Roege Photograph Collection 1910-1937, undated PR 181

The collection consists of photographs and negatives by commercial photographer William J. Roege documenting popular New York City buildings, streets and businesses between 1910 and 1937.

Guide to the Mel Rosenthal Photograph Collection 1983-2001 PR 090

The collection consists of photographs of members of various refugee communities in New York state, including immigrants from Vietnam, the Ukraine, Haiti, Cambodia, and elsewhere.

Guide to the Steinway & Sons Photograph and Print Collection 1858-1949 PR 166

The Steinway & Sons Photograph and Print Collection spans the period from 1858 to 1949 and contains images relating to the Steinway & Sons piano manufacturing company, founded and based in New York City.

Guide to the Subject File ca. 1600-ongoing(bulk 1800 - 1950) PR 068

The File consists of prints and photographs filed by subject.

Guide to the Harry Tarzian Photograph Collection 1976-2003 (Bulk 2000-2001) PR 255

The collection contains 40 photographs of the World Trade Center and World Trade Center site, taken by Harry Tarzian.

Guide to the Doris Ulmann Photograph Collection ca. 1910-1934 PR 072

The collection consists of ca. 3000 photographic prints, primarily platinum but some photogravure. Typical portrait subjects include prominent artists, authors, the Columbia University medical faculty, Johns Hopkins University medical faculty, and American editors. There are also examples of some of her best-known African-American and Appalachian photographs. Although many of the images are unidentified, they are the largest known body of prints made by Ulmann herself

Guide to the John J. Vrooman Photograph Collection 1937-1942 PR 252

Photographs of historic sites and houses in upstate New York.

Guide to the Records of the Washington Arch 1872-1925 (Bulk 1889-1895) New York City -- Washington Arch

The collection contains material relating to William Rhinelander Stewart's time on the Washington Memorial Arch Committee which raised funds to erect the Arch in Washington Square Park.

Guide to the Arthur Weindorf Subway Collection 1903-1945, 1973-1974, undated(bulk 1925-1935) PR 127

Photographs and clippings related to the New York City subway system, collected by subway engineer Arthur Weindorf. Photostats of subway posters and maps are included.

Guide to the Samuel Gilford Papers 1753-1951 (bulk 1753-1828)

The Samuel Gilford Papers consist of documentation of the business dealings and personal life of sea captain and shipping merchant Samuel Gilford, of New York, as well as his son, Samuel Gilford Jr., and various other members of the Gilford family. Included in this collection are loose papers related to the firm of Thomas Buchanan and Son, as well as personal papers of the Buchanan family. This collection also contains papers and ephemera from the late 19th and early 20th centuries related to the Anna Riker and members of the Riker family.

Guide to the George E. Stonebridge Photograph Collection 1897-1918(Bulk 1899-1904) PR-066

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

Guide to the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Collection 1909 PR 268

Paintings and photographs of parade floats from the Hudson-Fulton Celebration of 1909.

Guide to the S. S. Silver & Company Archive 1922-1957, undated (bulk 1946-1956) PR 061

Photographs and some company documents from a Brooklyn-based interior design and store fixture company.

Guide to the Gustavus Vasa Fox Collection 1823-1919 (bulk 1860-1889)

The collection includes correspondence, personal papers and documents, financial records, speeches and writings, memorabilia and souvenirs, printed materials, and clippings of Gustavus Vasa Fox during his tenure as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and afterwards; correspondence of his wife Virginia Woodbury Fox; and correspondence and personal papers pertaining to other Woodbury and Fox family members.

Guide to the Caspar F. Goodrich Collection 1862-1933

The collection includes official correspondence, notes and texts of lectures Admiral Goodrich delivered while an instructor at the Naval War College, other writings including the edited manuscript of his memoirs, extracts from the diary of his grandfather Captain James Goodrich, and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings on the Spanish-American War.

Guide to the Burr McIntosh Photograph Collection [1900]-1910 PR 041

Collection of photographs, mainly celebrity portraits, taken by Burr McIntosh.

Guide to the Elizabeth Ransom Photograph Collection 1891-1892 PR 237

The collection contains 61 glass negatives of buildings, parks, events and potraits in New York City and state. Also included are three albumen prints of the steamboat Harlem and an unidentified residence.