- Description
- 4 linear feet (4 boxes).
- Genre/Form
- Autograph albums.
- Access (note)
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- are located in the Mirian & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints & Photographs at the New York Public Library.
- Biography (note)
- Benjamin J. Falk (1853-1925) was an American photographer active in New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Processing Action (note)
- Call Number
- MssCol 973
- Author
Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-1925.
- Title
B.J. Falk papers, 1881-1917.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Summary
Collection consists of Falk's record books and autograph album. Record books, 1881-1917, contain information about his portrait studio clients. Many were prominent New Yorkers, including theatrical persons and members of the German-Jewish community. Autograph album contains inscriptions dating from 1895-1897 and 1914-1915.
- Biography
Benjamin J. Falk (1853-1925) was an American photographer active in New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Location of Other Archival Materials
Falk's photographs of New York City and vicinity, ca. 1870s-1880s, are located in the Mirian & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints & Photographs at the New York Public Library.
- Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
Photographers.
- Research Call Number
MssCol 973