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Call Number: 1987.008 Extent: 0.08 Linear feet, in one folder A single bound volume, dated 1891, that consists of a report on the paving, curbing, and guttering of New Jersey Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Jamaica Avenue in Brooklyn. Names:
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Call Number: 1977.327 Extent: 0.25 Linear feet, in four folders The Fort Totten collection spans the period 1851 to 1968 (bulk, 1955 to 1968) and measures 0.25 linear feet. The collection contains histories and evaluations of the Fort dating from the 1950s and 1960s; a list of fortifications and sea coast defenses from 1851; and site analyses and development proposals for the site of the fort. Fort Totten was constructed as a defense for New York City during the Civil War but never saw battle. It was used as a depot for recruits, a camping ground for volunteer units en route combat areas, and also contained hospital facilities. In later years, Fort Totten became the home to the Army Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard, the U.S. Army Medical Equipment Development Laboratory, and the Army Defense Command. In 1995, Fort Totten was one of the many military bases that were decommissioned. Places:
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Call Number: V1988.012 Extent: 0.42 Linear feet, in one manuscript box. The Otto Dreschmeyer Brooklyn slides date from 1965 to 1968 and contain 157 items. The collection is composed entirely of color slides taken by Dreschmeyer in Brooklyn, likely using a Hasselblad camera. Slides dated 1965 document the annual Brooklyn Memorial Day parade. Parade images center around Grand Army Plaza, showing the crowds near the Brooklyn Public Library main branch and Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch, along with parade marchers on Eastern Parkway. Several slides show the John F. Kennedy Memorial at Grand Army Plaza around the time of its unveiling. Slides of the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens are also included. Later images in the collection feature docks and beach scenes from Sheepshead Bay and Coney Island in Brooklyn, and Rockaway Point in Queens. Coney Island scenes document the boardwalk and associated attractions such as the Cyclone, Wonder Wheel, and Parachute Jump. Views of Coney Island from the ocean, as well as night views and fireworks displays are also included. Lastly, the collection contains views of Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor from Brooklyn, including the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, South Ferry in Manhattan and the Staten Island Ferry. Otto Dreschmeyer (1896-1983) was a resident of the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens. Names:
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Call Number: 2000.008 Extent: 0.01 Linear feet, in one folder. Photograph of Prospect Park Lake, dated May 1910. Places:
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Call Number: V1991.044 Extent: 0.04 Linear feet, 13 items in one glass plate negative box and one folder. The Elizabeth A. Finck stereoscopic photographs consist of 13 items dating from circa 1900. The collection includes 10 black-and-white stereoscopic prints, one double-sided stereograph, and two black-and-white stereoscopic glass negatives. The photographs show views of Prospect Park and an unidentified area in Brooklyn (possibly the Brooklyn Botanic Garden). It is unclear if the photographer was Seth W. Fox or Arthur W. Fox. Names:
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Call Number: 1977.672 Extent: 0.08 Linear feet, in one folder A letter from William Kramer to William Booth concerning the employment of John Schneider in the Parks Department, circa 1890 to 1899. William Kramer was a lawyer and partner at the offices of Moffet & Kramer, Counselors at Law, located at 894 Broadway in Brooklyn. Names:
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Call Number: 1978.079 Extent: 0.01 Linear feet, in one folder. This collection contains two binders containing reports issued by the City of New York Department of Parks in 1950 and 1955 regarding renovation proposals and plans for various Brooklyn parks. The first report, titled Program of Post War Repairs, contains a list of needed improvements with associated costs for each park, while the second report, The Esplanade, Borough of Brooklyn: A Connecting Promenade Between Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach Park, contains details on planning and legal authorization, correspondence, and photographs. Names:
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Call Number: V1974.012 Extent: 0.31 Linear feet, in one manuscript box. The Everett Ortner photographs of Litchfield Villa, dating from circa 1965, consist of black-and-white photographs taken by Everett Ortner of Litchfield Villa located in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. The collection contains contact sheets, negatives, and photographic prints and is comprised of exterior views, interior views, and detail views of the villa. The prints are 8″ x 10″ and some are mounted on cardboard. The photographs were used in an exhibition held at Brooklyn Historical Society. Names:
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Call Number: 1992.033 Extent: 0.08 Linear feet, in one folder The collection contains one booklet on the founding of the Emil Bommer Playground, located at 423 DeKalb Ave. in Brooklyn; one booklet celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Bommer Spring Hinge Co. of Brooklyn; and one news clipping concerning Bommer Spring Hinge Co.’s move to Landrum, S.C. in the 1960s. Some genealogical information can be found in the Bommer playground booklet. The Bommer Spring Hinge Co. was founded in 1876 by Lorenz Bommer, who in 1861 perfected the first double-spring hinge made of brass castings in four sections. In 1893, his son, Emil Bommer, joined the company. The Bommer Playground was founded by the family in 1908 and incorporated in 1926. Names:
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