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John Elari photographic slide collection

Call Number

PR 285

Date

1965-1999, inclusive

Creator

Elari, John, 1943-

Extent

0.4 Linear feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

This collection is primarily visual. Any text is likely to be in English.

Abstract

This collection consists of 1,000 photographic slides taken by New York City resident John Elari (1943- ). The collection spans the period from 1965-1999 and is composed of images of New York City and its inhabitants.

Biographical Note

John Elari was born in Brooklyn, NY on 6 April 1943. He developed an interest in photography while spending the summer of 1964 traveling in Europe. Elari completed a degree in interior design at the Paier School of Art in Hamden, CT in 1965, and then moved back to New York City. He worked as an interior designer, and then as a florist from 1974-2000, all the while honing his photography skills. Elari's photographs document the cityscape and street life of New York City from 1965-1999.

Scope and Contents

The John Elari Photographic Slide Collection consists of 1,000 color slides of New York City, mainly Manhattan, taken between 1965 and 1999. The collection is arranged by the subject of the photograph, as originally identified and organized by the photographer. These subjects include Bridges, Buildings, Events, Monuments and Statues, Neighborhoods, Night Scenes, Parks and Gardens, People, Skylines and Cityscapes, and Transportation. Labels on the slide sheets, as well as any titles and dates on the slides, were provided by the photographer.

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: John Elari Photographic Slide Collection, PR 285, Department of Prints, Photographs and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.

Location of Materials

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of John Elari, 2016.

Collection processed by

Marybeth Kavanagh

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 15:51:11 -0400.
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Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Processing Information

Processed by archivist Marybeth Kavanagh in March 2017.

Repository

New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024