New York City Public Works construction photograph collection
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This is a small collection of photographs of several New York City public works projects constructed in the 1930's to 1950's.
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This collection consists of photographs of several public works projects constructed in New York City in the 1930's-1950's. Projects include sewage plants, Grand Central Parkway (gas station), 86th Street Pumping Station, Lincoln Hospital, Neponsit Beach Hospital, Harlem Welfare Center, Betsy Head Bath House, and Jamaica High School. The photographs belonged to Harold H. Klein, a Civil Engineer who worked on a number of public works projects in and around New York City in the early part of his career in the construction industry.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.
Conditions Governing Use
Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff.
Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.
Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as: New York City Public Works Construction Photographs Collection, PR 302, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.
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Gift of Arthur J. Klein, 2008