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Housing

Title
Housing [graphic].
Publication
[1915]-1967.

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box 1Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Housing box 1Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 2Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Housing box 2Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 3Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Housing box 3Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 4Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Housing box 4Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 5Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Housing box 5Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

Details

Additional Authors
  • Campbell, James C.
  • Dummett.
  • Huff, Herman.
  • Layne, Cecil.
  • Nichols, -1991.
  • Hedrich-Blessing (Firm)
  • International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
  • Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)
  • M.L.I. Co. Photo Bureau.
  • New York City Housing Authority.
  • United States. Office of War Information.
Description
  • 581 items (5 boxes, 1.3 lin. ft.); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.
  • 182 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 322 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 71 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 3 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 1 photographic print : col. ;
  • 2 photographic postcards : silver gelatin, b&w ;
Summary
The Housing collection depicts residential buildings, urban renewal projects and housing conditions, mostly in Harlem, New York, from the 1940s to the 1950s.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Group portraits – 1930-1969.
  • Progress photographs – 1930-1959.
  • Architectural photographs – 1910-1969.
  • Architectural drawings – Reproduction – 1940-1959.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1910-1969.
  • Photographic postcards.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Some photographs bear photographer's, photography studio's or organizational handstamp on verso; some items bear handwritten notations on verso; some items have typewritten captions. Some photographs have cropping and/or retouching marks; some items are cropped. Some images are duplicates.
  • Collection includes work by Dummett, Hedrich-Blessing, Herman Huff, Cecil Layne and Nichols, among others.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Some items are restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid;
Call Number
Sc Photo Housing
OCLC
NYPG03-F230
Title
Housing [graphic].
Imprint
[1915]-1967.
Terms Of Use
Some items are restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.
Indexes
Finding aid; folder level control.
Local Note
Negatives exist for some images.
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Local Subject
Housing -- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Urban renewal -- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Added Author
Campbell, James C. Photographer
Dummett. Photographer
Huff, Herman. Photographer
Layne, Cecil. Photographer
Nichols, -1991. Photographer
Hedrich-Blessing (Firm)
International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)
M.L.I. Co. Photo Bureau.
New York City Housing Authority.
United States. Office of War Information.
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Housing
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