Leslie H. Newman photographs of the Manhattan skyline
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Abstract
All photographs in the collection appear to have been taken from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade facing west. The most prominent subjects in the photographs are high-rise buildings in Lower Manhattan facing Brooklyn.
Biographical note
Leslie H. Newman (1908-1982) was an amateur photographer and resident of Brooklyn during the mid 20th century.
Scope and Contents
The Leslie H. Newman photographs of the Manhattan skyline date from circa 1950 to 1969 and contain 36 items. All photographs in the collection appear to have been taken from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade facing west. The most prominent subjects in the photographs are high-rise buildings in Lower Manhattan facing Brooklyn. The photographs also show the East River and New York Harbor, the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn and Manhattan piers, and the Lower Manhattan and Wall Street skyline.
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Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Based on the creator's date of death, all items will enter the public domain by 2052. For information on securing rights to publish or reproduce, please see the Brooklyn Historical Society Reproduction Rights Policy.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Leslie H. Newman photographs of the Manhattan skyline, V1988.005, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Theodora W. Newman, 1988.
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Item-level description and digital versions of images from the collection are available for searching via the image database in the library.
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