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Call Number: V1974.036
Extent: 1.34 Linear feet, in one oversize box and one folder.
The Prospect Park exhibit photography collection contains 33 items and ranges in date from 1877 to circa 1975, with the bulk of materials dating from 1889 to 1897. The collection includes oversize photographs, prints, stereographs, and postcards. Items in the collection show scenes of Prospect Park, such as landscapes, statues, arches, bridges, lakes, and recreational activities, namely bicycling and ice skating. Also included is a photograph of Colored School No. 2 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Items in the collection were part of a Brooklyn Historical Society exhibit on Prospect Park in the late 1980s.
Names:
- Brooklyn Historical Society (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Landscape photography — New York (State) — Kings County
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Photographs
- Picture postcards
- Stereographs
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Call Number: 1978.118
Extent: 0.2 Linear feet, in two folders
This collection pertains to Brooklyn P.S. 3, located at Hancock Street and Bedford Avenue. One volume contains a listing of the members of the classes of 1892 and 1893 and the reunions they attended. Also included is correspondence between P.S. 3 alumni regarding class reunions during the 1940s, and a scrapbook containing graduation programs, reunion dinner programs, clippings, and group photographs.
Names:
- Old Crowd of Public School No. 3
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Public schools — New York (State) — Kings County
- Reunions
Types of material:
- Attendance lists
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Photographs
- Programs (documents)
- Scrapbooks
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Call Number: 1981.015
Extent: 0.1 Linear feet, in one folder
The Charles Turnbull correspondence spans the period 1778 to 1791 and measures 0.1 linear feet. The correspondence consists of a letter copybook containing correspondence between Charles Turnbull and his family members and friends. Turnbull’s letters focus on international commerce between the United States, London, and India.
Charles Turnbull (b. circa 1754) served as a captain in the Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War and was held as a British prisoner on Long Island. After being paroled, Turnbull became a Major of Artillery in the Continental Army. Following the war, he bought a 150 acre farm in Bedford, Long Island (later part of the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn). Turnbull was appointed High Sheriff of Kings County in 1789.
Names:
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — History — Revolution, 1775-1783
- Long Island (N.Y.)
- Long Island (N.Y.) — History — Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States — History — Revolution, 1775-1783
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Call Number: V1986.009
Extent: 0.1 Linear feet, in one folder.
One volume, circa 1893, containing 68 prints and illustrations of houses constructed by Harvey Murdock. Images in the collection show exterior and interior views of homes, as well as illustrations of homes under construction. Houses shown in this collection are located in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, and Bedford-Stuyvesant, as well as Manhattan. An index at the beginning of the volume identifies architects, homeowners, and the width of the home’s entrance. Each house is identified by street name, and the images are arranged by neighborhood.
Harvey Murdock was a New York City-based builder and contractor who worked during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition to residences, Murdock supervised construction of hotels, apartment houses, business buildings, club houses, and country homes. He worked at 140 Nassau Street in Manhattan and lived on Montgomery Place in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Names:
Places:
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Park Slope (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Architecture, Domestic — New York (State) — New York
- Dwellings — New York (State) — New York
Types of material:
- Black-and-white prints (prints on paper)
- Illustrations (layout features)
- Interior views
- Volumes (documents by form)
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Call Number: V1974.005
Extent: 0.2 Linear feet, in two manuscript boxes.
The Viola Hargrave collection of Bedford-Stuyvesant photographs dates from circa 1960 to 1979. The collection contains 74 black-and-white photographs taken by William Cox, Michael George, James Hurley, and Viola Hargrave. Images in the collection document the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, particularly Hancock Street, Jefferson Avenue, and Quincy Street. Photographs show housing, including row houses, apartment houses, and frame houses; churches; and commercial buildings, such as banks and fraternal organizations. Photographs are identified with street names and arranged according to subjects and locations.
Names:
- Cox, William
- George, Michael
- Hargrave, Viola
- Hurley, James
Places:
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Apartment houses — New York (State) — Kings County
- Banks and banking — New York (State) — Kings County
- Dwellings — New York (State) — Kings County
- Fraternal organizations — New York (State) — Kings County
- Row houses — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
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Call Number: V1991.007
Extent: 0.08 Linear feet, 16 items housed in one folder and one small format negative box.
The Verna E. Smith family photographs consist of 13 black-and-white photographic prints and three black-and-white film negatives, dating from circa 1910 to 1930. Included in the collection are both studio and informal portraits of Gilman L. Smith (b. 1898), informal portraits of Emma Karstensen Smith (b. 1902), and group portraits that include Gilman L. Smith, as well as his friends and family. Several photographs show Gilman Smith in a sailors uniform. Other photographs show street views of the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, where it is presumed the Smiths lived. The photographs range in size from 2.5 x 3.5 inches to 5 x 7 inches.
Gilman L. Smith was born on February 15, 1898 and grew up in Brooklyn. On February 23, 1929, he married Emma Karstensen (b. 1902) who was also from Brooklyn. Gilman and Emma Smith had at least one child, Verna E. Smith.
Names:
- Smith family
- Smith, Emma Karstensen, b. 1902
- Smith, Gilman L., b. 1898
Places:
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Families — New York (State) — Kings County
- Sailors
- Street photography
Types of material:
- Black-and-white prints (photographs)
- Group portraits
- Negatives (photographic)
- Photographs
- Portraits
- Studio portraits
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Call Number: 1986.021
Extent: 0.2 Linear feet, in one half manuscript box.
The Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church collection dates from 1886 to 1927 and is housed in one half manuscript box. Materials in the collection include yearbooks and programs from church services. Yearbooks provide an overview of member activities and include annual reports, treasurers’ reports, reports of organizations within the church, committee member lists, and a membership roll of the church congregation with member names and addresses.
The Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church was organized in 1875 and originally met in a schoolhouse on Tompkins Avenue in Brooklyn, N.Y. As the membership increased, a larger building on Park Avenue was used to hold services. In 1888, the church’s chapel was erected at Tompkins Avenue and McDonough Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church boasted a particularly large membership during its first 40 years–for instance, over 3,000 members were listed in the 1926 yearbook. In 1942, the church merged with the Flatbush Congregational Church.
Names:
- Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Flatbush Congregational Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Genealogy
Subjects:
- Church membership — New York (State) — Kings County
- Church records and registers
- Congregationalists — New York (State) — Kings County
- Religious institutions — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Programs (documents)
- Yearbooks
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Call Number: 1985.075
Extent: 0.4 Linear feet, in one manuscript box.
The Household of Faith Church collection dates from 1886 to 1922 and is housed in one manuscript box. The collection contains seven bound volumes that include reports, the church membership roll, clerks’ books, and minutes. Reports and minutes document business meetings of the church, as well as meetings of the Board of Trustees. Clerks’ books record baptisms and new members joining the church, as well as regular administrative decisions made at the church. Church rolls list members of the congregation and record member addresses, and dates joined and dismissed from the church.
The Household of Faith congregation was organized in 1886 under the direction of Rev. William N. Pile, who led the church for two decades. In its first two years, the Household of Faith held services at temporary locations on Grand Street, then Liberty Hall at Gates and Nostrand Avenues in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. A new and permanent building for the church was opened in 1888, located on Greene Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Household of Faith followed the Adventist movement, and was also known as First Christian Advent Church of Brooklyn in the early 20th century.
Names:
- Household of Faith Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Pile, William N., 1842-1907
- First Christian Advent Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Genealogy
Subjects:
- Adventists — New York (State) — Kings County
- Church membership — New York (State) — Kings County
- Church records and registers
- Religious institutions — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Baptismal registers
- Membership lists
- Minutes
- Reports
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Call Number: V1987.030
Extent: 0.06 Linear feet, in one folder.
The Carl E. Prince photography collection dates from circa 1907 to 1927 and consists of 15 items. The collection contains cabinet cards, tintypes, and photographs. Images in the collection include family portraits; street scenes, possibly in Manhattan or Brooklyn; interior views of a home in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn; an air strip in Newark, N.J.; scenes in Liberty, N.Y.; and unidentified rural landscapes. Portrait subjects are identified by name, and most images are identified by location.
Places:
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Liberty (N.Y.)
- Newark (N.J.)
Subjects:
Types of material:
- Cabinet photographs
- Interior views
- Landscapes (representations)
- Photographs
- Portraits
- Tintypes (prints)
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Call Number: V1974.023
Extent: 0.2 Linear feet, in one manuscript box.
One volume, titled Art Work of Brooklyn, New York, dated 1896. The volume contains 85 prints with scenes and buildings of Brooklyn, N.Y., as well as captions detailing the images and the history of Brooklyn. Prints in the volume depict parks and monuments such as Prospect Park and Green-Wood Cemetery, clubs, churches, banks, schools, and municipal buildings in Brooklyn. The neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Red Hook, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton, Brighton Beach, and Coney Island are included. In addition to street scenes and skyline views from the Brooklyn Bridge, the volume also contains waterfront views showing the New York Harbor, New York Naval Shipyard (also known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard), Gowanus Bay, beaches, docks, and basins.
Names:
- Green-Wood Cemetery (New York, N.Y.)
- New York Naval Shipyard
Places:
- Bay Ridge (New York, N.Y)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
- Brighton Beach (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
- Clinton Hill (New York, N.Y.)
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
- Downtown Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Fort Greene (New York, N.Y.)
- Fort Hamilton (New York, N.Y.)
- New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)
- Prospect Heights (New York, N.Y.)
- Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)
- Red Hook (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Banks and banking — New York (State) — Kings County
- Church buildings — New York (State) — Kings County
- Clubs — New York (State) — Kings County
- Docks — New York (State) — Kings County
- Monuments — New York (State) — Kings County
- Municipal government — New York (State) — Kings County
- Parks — New York (State) — Kings County
- Schools — New York (State) — Kings County
- Street photography — New York (State) — Kings County
- Waterfronts — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Black-and-white prints (prints on paper)
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