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Call Number: 2011.002
Extent: 1.5 linear feet, in one manuscript box, four odd-size or oversize boxes, and two phase boxes.
The Eugenie Fribourg family photographs and ephemera collection is comprised of materials relating to and documenting the family and professional life of Eugenie Merzbach Fribourg, a Jewish-American Brooklynite whose life spanned nearly the entire 20th century. Eugenie Fribourg became a doctor at a time when the medical profession was dominated by men, and she remained active in the field for more than 60 years. The collection provides a rich visual document of Jewish-American family life in the early-20th century, historical photographic materials in various formats, 1940s French wine and spirits, and a visual history of various neighborhoods in Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Names:
- Merzbach family
- Fribourg family
- Brooklyn Hospital
- Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn
- Medical College of Virginia
Places:
- Brighton Beach (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
- France
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Paris (France)
- Park Slope (New York, N.Y.)
- San Francisco (Calif.)
Subjects:
- Families |z New York (State) |z Kings County
- Hospitals |z New York (State) |z Kings County
- Jewish women physicians
- Jews |z New York (State) |z Kings County
- Jews |z New York (State) |z New York
- Landscape photography |z New York (State) |z Kings County
- Landscape photography |z New York (State) |z New York
- Photography |z France |z Paris.
- Photography |z New York (State) |z Kings County
- Photography |z New York (State) |z New York
- Portrait photography
- Wine labels
- Women physicians |z New York (state) |z Kings County
Types of material:
- Black-and-white prints (photographs)
- Bottle labels
- Cabinet photographs
- Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Commemorative jewelry
- Correspondence
- Group portraits
- Identity cards
- Lockets
- Photographic postcards
- Portraits
- Studio portraits
- Tintypes (prints)
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Call Number: 1987.006
Extent: 0.3 Linear feet, in five folders
The Irwin Lutzky collection includes three certificates pertaining to Lutzky’s childhood innoculations; miscellaneous publications, invitations, and programs belonging to Lutzky from such organizations as the Town of Flatbush Civic and Cultural Association and the Flatbush Historical Society; and other miscellaneous materials relating to Brooklyn, N.Y. in the 1970s.
Names:
- Flatbush Civic and Cultural Association
- Flatbush Historical Society
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Social life and customs — 20th century
Subjects:
- Medical care — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Invitations
- Programs (documents)
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Call Number: ARC.285
Extent: 0.33 Linear feet, in one manuscript box and one flat box
The Martense family papers include deeds, indentures, wills, estate administration documents, promissory notes, bills of sale for enslaved African-Americans, correspondence, and photographs and other images. The bulk of the documents date from the 1700s to circa 1876. The images date from circa 1870 to circa 1944. Deeds and other land transaction documents dating from the 1700s comprise the largest portion of the collection. The Martense family lived in Flatbush, now part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, and most of the collection concerns that area. Correspondence in the collection dates from 1837-1839 and includes several letters sent to Gerrit Martense at Rutgers College in New Brunswick, N.J., by his family in Flatbush. Subjects of the letters include domestic and local matters. The letters, and other documents in the collection, also refer to dealings concerning one Juan Scorsur, an Italian immigrant to New York attempting to acquire real estate in Brooklyn while residing for an extended time in Cuba. In addition to multiple generations of Martenses, among the surnames found in the collection are Cornell, Hegeman, Lefferts, Remsen, Suydam, Terhune, Van Brunt, Van der Bilt, Van der Veer, and Waldron. The bulk of the collection is in English, but there are several documents in Dutch and one in Spanish. The photographs and other images, to the extent they are identified, are principally of members of the Wilbur family, into which a Martense married.
Names:
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
- Kings County (N.Y.)
Subjects:
- African Americans — New York (State) — Kings County
- Decedents’ estates — New York (State) — Kings County
- Family life
- Genealogy
- Real property — New York (State) — Kings County
- Slavery — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Cabinet photographs
- Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Indentures
- Photographs
- Promissory notes
- Slave bills of sale
- Wills
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Call Number: V1987.001
Extent: 0.02 Linear feet, five items housed in one folder.
The Brooklyn Dodgers photographs consist of five black-and-white photographic prints dating from 1949 to 1956. The photographs are attributed to the news agency United Press International (UPI). Included are two photographs of Jackie Robinson–one of Robinson sitting alone in the dugout and the other capturing Robinson stealing home against catcher Yogi Berra during the opening game of the 1955 World Series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees. The collection also includes a photographic portrait of pitcher Hank Casey; a team photograph of the Dodgers in front of Borough Hall in Brooklyn after winning the National League pennant in 1949; and a photograph of Dodgers’ fans waiting on line to buy tickets for the World Series after the Dodgers won the National League pennant in 1956.
Names:
- United Press International
- Casey, Hugh Thomas, 1913-1951
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
- Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- African American baseball players
- Baseball fans — New York (State) — New York
- Baseball players — United States
- Baseball teams — New York (State) — Kings County
- Baseball — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Black-and-white prints (photographs)
- Photographs
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Call Number: 1978.019
Extent: 0.1 Linear feet, in one folder
The Flatbush Fire Company was established by the Board of Trustees of the town of Flatbush (later the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn) in September 1829. The collection includes a bound minute book, loose minutes of meetings, rules and regulations, and appointments of firemen. Also included is one certificate of appointment to the Fire Department of William Algeo, Jr.
Names:
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Fire fighters — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
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Call Number: V1991.067
Extent: 0.03 Linear feet, 12 items housed in one postcard box.
The Collection of Flatbush postcards consists of 12 black-and-white photographic and picture postcards showing views of streets, houses, churches, schools, and storefronts located in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, circa 1825 to 1905. The postcards include historical information pertaining to the subject depicted on each postcard and are labeled “Town of Flatbush Civic and Cultural Association, Inc.”
Names:
- Flatbush Civic and Cultural Association
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Buildings, structures, etc. — Pictorial works
Subjects:
- Architecture, Domestic — New York (State) — Kings County
- Church buildings — New York (State) — Kings County
- Street photography — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Photographic postcards
- Picture postcards
- Postcards
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Call Number: 1988.004
Extent: 0.21 Linear feet, 19 folders housed in one manuscript box.
Rem, James, and John L. Hegeman were brothers who descended from early Dutch settlers who immigrated to New Amsterdam (now New York City). Rem Hegeman lived in the town of Flatbush, one of original six towns of Brooklyn. His brother, John L. Hegeman lived in Melville, Long Island, N.Y. during the 1880s.
Names:
- Hegeman family
- Hegeman, James
- Hegeman, John L.
- Hegeman, Rem
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Families — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Bills of sale
- Certificates
- Correspondence
- Receipts (financial records)
- Tax records
- Wills
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Call Number: 1978.034
Extent: 0.02 Linear feet, in one folder.
English transcriptions of Dutch legal documents concerning the towns of Flatlands, Flatbush, and Gravesend. Some appear to have been copied from official records of the Dutch government of New Amsterdam (later New York City) and to have been written by Peter Stuyvesant, the last governor to lead New Amsterdam before the colony was seized by the British in 1664. The original documents date from 1656 to 1719, while the transcriptions were created circa 1850. The repository at which the original Dutch documents are housed is not known.
Names:
- Stuyvesant, Peter, 1610-1672
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatlands (New York, N.Y.)
- Gravesend (New York, N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.) — History — Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Subjects:
- Real property — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
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Call Number: 1978.177
Extent: 0.1 Linear feet, in one folder
A typed copy of the original list of stockholders and the number of shares each purchased of the Brooklyn, Jamaica and Flatbush Turnpike Company, dated 1833. The Brooklyn, Jamaica and Flatbush Turnpike Company was incorporated on March 17, 1809.
Names:
- Brooklyn, Jamaica, and Flatbush Turnpike Company
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
- Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Roads — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
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Call Number: V1987.031
Extent: 0.01 Linear feet, in one folder.
Three photographs, dated circa 1890 to 1899. The photographs show Flatbush Avenue, the Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church, and Erasmus Hall High School, all located in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. The image of Flatbush Avenue was taken by F.A. Lippold; no other photographers are identified.
Names:
- Lippold, F. A.
- Erasmus Hall High School
- Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church (Flatbush, New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatbush Avenue (New York, N.Y.)
Types of material:
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